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Japanese stocks decline; dollar down
AP - Japanese stocks fell Friday, dragged down by bank, steel and auto shares, amid jitters ahead of the release of U.S. consumer price figures.
Stock futures point lower as CPI data looms
Reuters - Stock index futures fell on Friday as
investor caution persisted ahead of fresh consumer price data,
following Thursday's surprise jump in another inflation gauge.
FTSE eases after strong gains
FT.com - Unilever bucket a lower London market on Friday as the Anglo-Dutch consumer industries group became the latest FTSE stock to be linked with a private equity takeover.
World equities falter after muted recovery
AFP - Global stock markets struggled Friday to recover from the latest equities sell-off as anxious investors assessed the outlook for the US economy, dealers said.
Nissan's Ghosn takes charge of finances after earnings shock
AFP - Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn, Japan's breakthrough foreign manager, will take charge of its finances in a reshuffle as the automaker prepares to report its first earnings drop on his watch, officials said Friday.
Stocks up slightly after inflation data
AP - Stocks tried for a modest advance Friday after Wall Street found some relief in an inflation reading that was better than the market feared and as industrial production showed a stronger-than-expected increase.
Stocks flat on subprime lenders, CPI
Reuters - Stocks were nearly flat on Friday as
several battered subprime lenders rallied as they worked out
plans to stay in business, but worries about inflation and U.S.
economic growth persisted.
European stock markets follow Tokyo lower
AFP - European stock markets fell on Friday after Tokyo finished in the red, as investors remained wary despite modest overnight gains in New York, dealers said.
Stocks Give Up Ground After CPI Report
AP - Stocks gave up early gains and fell moderately Friday as Wall Street wrestled with inflation data that wasn't as bad as the market had feared but showed prices continue to rise despite a slowing economy.
Stocks little changed on CPI
Reuters - Stocks were little changed on Friday
as several battered subprime lenders rallied after working out
plans to stay in business, but concern about inflation and U.S.
economic growth persisted.
Carnival 1Q profit rises 13 percent
AP - Carnival Corp., the world's largest cruise group, said Friday its first-quarter profit rose 13 percent on increased cruise capacity and strong yields from European brands that offset pricing weakness in the Caribbean. The company also reported a significant increase in future Caribbean bookings.
Stocks decline on inflation worries
Reuters - Stocks dipped on Friday as inflation
data reduced hopes for interest rate cuts, while worries
lingered over a possible spread of the crisis in the subprime
mortgage market.
Stocks lose ground after inflation data
AP - Stocks gave up early gains and fell moderately Friday as Wall Street wrestled with inflation data that wasn't as bad as the market had feared but showed prices continue to rise despite a slowing economy.
Stocks fall with inflation worries and oil's loss
Reuters - Stocks ended lower on Friday as
inflation data diminished hopes for an interest-rate cut any
time soon and a drop in oil prices weighed on energy shares.
Oil sector and CPI hit stocks as rate-cut hopes ebb
Reuters - Stocks fell on Friday as a drop in oil
prices dragged down energy shares and strong consumer price
inflation data dented hopes for an interest-rate cut any time
soon.
Investors Less Complacent Now, But Risk Premiums Remain Low
Investor's Business Daily - Falling stock markets, weak economic data and a subprime mortgage meltdown have made investors consider something they haven't had to think about in a long time -- risk.
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