After Sandy, Wall Street Closed for 2nd Day Major U.S. stock and bond markets were closed again on Tuesday, a day after Hurricane Sandy swept through New York City. The area around Wall Street was part of a mandatory evacuation zone, and with the sto

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From Asia to the Americas, world stock markets are weathering another day of losses. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington that the global sell-off comes as the Bush administration announces a major shift in its strategy to rescue troubled fi

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China, US Stock Markets Drop for Second Day Stock market measures in the U.S. fell Tuesday after strong gains in the first hours of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average index closed Tuesday with a loss of more than one percent, after rising earl

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Stock markets were volatile Friday, one day after a massive plunge and bounceback on Wall Street. U.S. President Barack Obama says regulatory authorities are evaluating Thursday's wild swing. Speaking to reporters in Washington Friday, Mr. Obama bill

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Most Gulf stock exchanges traded lower again, but with smaller losses than in previous sessions. Financial difficulties by the United Arab Emirates second-largest bank are causing a ripple effect in various countries, including Kuwait, as Edward Yer

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Major European stock indexes dropped for a second day amid worries about the fallout of the Lehman Brothers investment bank collapse in the United States. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London reports. A man reaches out for a copy of an evening newspaper wi

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