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April 27th, 2007

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April 27th, 2007

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April 27th, 2007

Tokyo stocks slip on weak economic data

Japanese shares drifted lower in morning trading, as investors sold down ahead of the golden week holiday and weak economic data tarnished sentiment. The Nikkei 225 closed the session down 0.40 per cent at 17,360.

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April 27th, 2007

Citigroup Succeeds In Takeover Of Nikko Cordial

U.S. banking giant secures 61% of shares in Japan’s third-largest brokerage for $7.7 billion.

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April 27th, 2007

A New Indian Export: Equities

An Indian bank lists a mutual fund in Australia, seeking to capitalize on Western appetite for Indian stocks.

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April 27th, 2007

Asian markets ease back, but Citic Bank IPO well-received

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Asian stocks traded on a weaker note Friday, with Japanese markets drifting lower as investors remained in mostly lockdown mode ahead of the upcoming holiday week, but an initial public offering from China’s seventh-largest bank, Citic Bank, was well-received.

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April 27th, 2007

New Zealand Stocks Close Slightly Higher (AP)

New Zealand stocks rose slightly Friday in relatively quiet trade as the market continued to digest the effects of the central banks’ interest rate rise Thursday.

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April 27th, 2007

Economic growth worries Wall St.

Investors were being cautious early Friday awaiting the latest reading on the state of the U.S. economy, even after strong results from technology bellwether Microsoft.

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April 27th, 2007

Oil slides below $65 as Iran tensions ease

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April 27th, 2007

Stocks to Open Lower on Weak GDP

Economic growth slowed to a 1.3% pace in the first quarter, much weaker than expected, while an inflation reading picked up

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