http://www.newsvine.com/marketsNewsvine - marketsen-usCopyright 2013Mon, 20 May 2013 10:35:07 +0000Fri, 24 May 2013 10:40:57 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://growthmag.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18372010-signs-of-us-housing-recovery-causes-rise-in-global-stockshttp://growthmag.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18372010-signs-of-us-housing-recovery-causes-rise-in-global-stocksmarketsdollarfinancialeconomynorthstockasiapricesamericaunitedpoliticsandcurrencyeastgeneralnewsstatesgovernmentleadingindicatorsu-seconomicaveragesjapaindicesMon, 20 May 2013 10:33:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780398-why-some-gold-bugs-are-still-hanging-onhttp://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780398-why-some-gold-bugs-are-still-hanging-onmarketsgoldpriceworld-newscnbcTue, 16 Apr 2013 16:35:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17769763-global-markets-remain-cautious-despite-us-rallyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17769763-global-markets-remain-cautious-despite-us-rallymarketswall-streetworldworld-newsboston-marathonTue, 16 Apr 2013 03:59:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2013, file photo, Trader Peter Costa, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. The U.S. economy is recovering from the Great Recession but at a modest, uneven pace. Many scars remain visible, particularly an unemployment rate of 7.6 percent. The U.S. has 2.8 million fewer jobs than in December 2007, when the recession began. And average hourly wages have trailed inflation in the past three years. Meanwhile, the federal budget deficit has ballooned, topping $1 trillion each year in President Barack Obama’s first term. It is forecast to fall to $845 billion this year. Obama faces the challenge of reducing that gap without cutting it so quickly that it slows growth. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)</p><p>A man looks at an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday as weak economic data, falling commodity prices and big losses on Wall Street shook investors. A deadly bombing in the U.S. also rattled confidence.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17662578-gold-tanks-to-2-year-low-as-china-weighs-on-stockshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17662578-gold-tanks-to-2-year-low-as-china-weighs-on-stocksmarketswall-streetworlddow-jonesfederal-reserveworld-newsother-asianweaker-than-expected-chineseTue, 9 Apr 2013 03:21:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Money traders work under a screen indicating the U.S. dollar is trading at 98.500 yen at a foreign exchange company in Tokyo, Monday, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>Money traders work under a screen indicating the U.S. dollar is trading at 98.500 yen at a foreign exchange company, in Tokyo, Monday, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>A man looks at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, April 8, 2013 as Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 258.31 points to 13091.95 at the morning session. Asian stock markets were mixed Monday amid concerns about tensions on the Korean Peninsula, bird flu in China and a disappointing U.S. jobs report, although the Nikkei piled on more gains as the yen's dramatic fall boosted the country's powerhouse export sector. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>In this Thursday, Feb. 28 2013, photo, a pair of specialists confer at the post that handles Herbalife on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Accounting firm KPMG has resigned as the auditor for Herbalife, a dietary supplements maker, and the shoe retailer Skechers after a rogue partner allegedly leaked information about the companies to someone who used it for insider trading. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FIle)</p><p>Trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, a day after the Dow Jones industrial average closed at its second all-time high in a week. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>People walk in front of an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Asian stock markets powered higher Thursday after a U.S. communications company posted a surprise jump in earnings that led to big gains in technology stocks and new highs on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped 1.2 percent to 13,549.16. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>Women walk past an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Asian stock markets powered higher Thursday after a U.S. communications company posted a surprise jump in earnings that led to big gains in technology stocks and new highs on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped 1.2 percent to 13,549.16. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2013, file photo, Trader Peter Costa, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. The U.S. economy is recovering from the Great Recession but at a modest, uneven pace. Many scars remain visible, particularly an unemployment rate of 7.6 percent. The U.S. has 2.8 million fewer jobs than in December 2007, when the recession began. And average hourly wages have trailed inflation in the past three years. Meanwhile, the federal budget deficit has ballooned, topping $1 trillion each year in President Barack Obama’s first term. It is forecast to fall to $845 billion this year. Obama faces the challenge of reducing that gap without cutting it so quickly that it slows growth. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17559872-markets-settle-after-us-jobs-disappointmenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17559872-markets-settle-after-us-jobs-disappointmentmarketsworldkorean-peninsulaworld-newsworld-marketsjapan-nikkeiTue, 2 Apr 2013 03:09:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Men wait for a signal to change in front of an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. A slowdown in U.S. factory production sent Asian stock markets lower Tuesday, while Japan's Nikkei slipped as the yen rose against the dollar. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>A man takes a picture of an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. A slowdown in U.S. factory production sent Asian stock markets lower Tuesday, while Japan's Nikkei slipped as the yen rose against the dollar. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>A family shelters from the rain in front of an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Asian stock markets mostly rose Wednesday, boosted by more evidence the U.S. economic recovery is gaining traction. Japan's Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo jumped 1.7 percent to 12,207.46 as a fall in the yen enticed investors back into export shares. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>A man struggles to walk in the slanting rain in front of an electronic stock board in Tokyo Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Asian stock markets mostly rose Wednesday, boosted by more evidence the U.S. economic recovery is gaining traction. Japan's Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo jumped 1.7 percent to 12,207.46 as a fall in the yen enticed investors back into export shares. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>A man looks at the latest Nikkei stock index on display in an electric signboard of a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, April 4, 2013. Weak economic reports on hiring and service industry growth in the U.S. sent Asian stock markets lower Thursday. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A man looks at the latest Nikkei index and other stock information on display in an electric signboard of a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, April 4, 2013. Weak economic reports on hiring and service industry growth in the U.S. sent Asian stock markets lower Thursday. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Passersby are reflected in an electric stock price display of a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, April 4, 2013. Weak economic reports on hiring and service industry growth in the U.S. sent Asian stock markets lower Thursday. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Visitors look at the stock prices on the monitors during a morning trading session at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Friday, April 5, 2013. Japan’s benchmark stock index hit 13,000 for the first time in more than four years Friday, a day after the country’s central bank announced aggressive action to lift the economy out of an extended slump. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Workers of the Tokyo Stock Exchange look at monitors at a morning trading session in Tokyo, Friday, April 5, 2013. Japan’s benchmark stock index hit 13,000 for the first time in more than four years Friday, a day after the country’s central bank announced aggressive action to lift the economy out of an extended slump. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A worker of the Tokyo Stock Exchange looks at the stock prices on monitors, not in photo, at a morning trading session in Tokyo, Friday, April 5, 2013. Japan’s benchmark stock index hit 13,000 for the first time in more than four years Friday, a day after the country’s central bank announced aggressive action to lift the economy out of an extended slump. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Workers of the Tokyo Stock Exchange smile during a morning trading session in Tokyo, Friday, April 5, 2013. Japan’s benchmark stock index hit 13,000 for the first time in more than four years Friday, a day after the country’s central bank announced aggressive action to lift the economy out of an extended slump.(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Workers of the Tokyo Stock Exchange chat during a morning trading at the stock exchange in Tokyo, Friday, April 5, 2013. Japan’s benchmark stock index hit 13,000 for the first time in more than four years Friday, a day after the country’s central bank announced aggressive action to lift the economy out of an extended slump. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Visitors look at the stock prices on the monitors during a morning trading session at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Friday, April 5, 2013. Japan’s benchmark stock index hit 13,000 for the first time in more than four years Friday, a day after the country’s central bank announced aggressive action to lift the economy out of an extended slump. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Money traders work under a screen indicating the U.S. dollar is trading at 98.500 yen at a foreign exchange company in Tokyo, Monday, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>Money traders work under a screen indicating the U.S. dollar is trading at 98.500 yen at a foreign exchange company, in Tokyo, Monday, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17452821-asia-stocks-flat-in-holiday-trading-nikkei-downhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17452821-asia-stocks-flat-in-holiday-trading-nikkei-downmarketswall-streetworldworld-newsMon, 25 Mar 2013 09:53:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>From left, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble speak with each other during an emergency eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)</p><p>A TV crew reports stock princes in front of an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, March 25, 2013. A last-minute package of rescue loans that saves Cyprus from a banking collapse and bankruptcy helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 1.9 percent to 12,546.46. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>A worker restores a damaged door of a branch of a Bank of Cyprus after a bomb attack at Polemidia a suburb of the southern port city of Limassol, Cyprus, early Monday, March 25, 2013. After failing for a week to find a solution to a crisis that could force their country into bankruptcy, Cypriot politicians turned to the European Union on Sunday in a last-ditch effort to help the island nation forge a viable plan to secure an international bailout. (AP Photo/Pavlos Vrionides)</p><p>An investor looks at the stock price monitor at a private securities company on Thursday, March 28, 2013, in Shanghai, China. Renewed jitters about the debt crisis in Europe sent Asian stock markets lower Thursday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17445810-cyprus-deal-to-bring-us-stock-rally-experts-sayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17445810-cyprus-deal-to-bring-us-stock-rally-experts-saybusinessmarketscyprusMon, 25 Mar 2013 01:14:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17356180-putin-hits-out-at-unfair-and-dangerous-cyprus-bank-deposit-levyhttp://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17356180-putin-hits-out-at-unfair-and-dangerous-cyprus-bank-deposit-levymarketslkremlineuropean-unionworld-newsvladimir-putincyprusbig-businesseurosdmitry-peskovrussian-presidentunprofessionaldepositorslevy-bank-depositsdangerous-and-unfairMon, 18 Mar 2013 10:53:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17354541-asia-stocks-rise-after-cyprus-bailout-sethttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17354541-asia-stocks-rise-after-cyprus-bailout-setmarketsworldodd-newsfederal-reserveworld-newsMon, 18 Mar 2013 08:31:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this image taken Saturday, March 16, 2013, people queue to use an ATM machine outside of Bank of Cyprus branch in southern port city of Limassol, Saturday, March 16, 2013. Many rushed to cooperative banks which are open Saturdays in Cyprus after learning that the terms of a bailout deal that the cash-strapped country hammered out with international lenders includes a one-time levy on bank deposits. The move, decided in an extraordinary meeting of the finance ministers of the 17-nation eurozone in the early hours Saturday, is a major departure from established policies. Analysts have warned that making depositors take a hit threatens to undermine investors' confidence in other weaker eurozone economies and might possibly lead to bank runs. (AP Photo/Pavlos Vrionides)</p><p>Children are seen by a protest banner held by protestors outside of the parliament during a crucial meeting in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 18, 2013. Cyprus' president is briefing lawmakers ahead of a crucial parliamentary vote on a controversial levy on bank deposits that the cash-strapped country's creditors have demanded in exchange for a euro10 billion (US$13 billion) rescue package.(AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Protesters shout slogans during a protest outside of the parliament in Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 18, 2013. A vote on a bailout package for Cyprus that includes an immediate tax on all savings accounts has been postponed until Tuesday evening. Yiannakis Omirou, the speaker of Parliament, said the delay was needed to give the government time to amend the deal reached over the weekend that prompted an outcry from those who thought their money was safe. In order to get euro 10 billion ($13 billion) in bailout loans from international creditors, Cyprus agreed to take a percentage of all deposits — including ordinary citizens' savings — an unprecedented step in Europe's 3 ½-year debt crisis. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)</p><p>Cyprus' Finance Minister Michalis Sarris, center, leaves after his meeting with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the building of Russian Finance Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Cyprus' finance minister is in Russia for talks with the Kremlin over financial aid for the troubled island nation. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>Cyprus' Finance Minister Michalis Sarris, center back to camera, speaks to the media after his meeting with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the building of Russian Finance Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Cyprus' finance minister is in Russia for talks with the Kremlin over financial aid for the troubled island nation. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>A man looks at an electric stock index display of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, March 22, 2013. Japanese stocks tumbled Friday as investors were disappointed by a lack of specifics from the new central bank chief on boosting the economy while other Asian markets fluctuated because of uncertainty over Cyprus' troubled bank restructuring. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A man walks by an electric stock index display of a securities firm while using a smartphone in Tokyo Friday, March 22, 2013. Japanese stocks tumbled Friday as investors were disappointed by a lack of specifics from the new central bank chief on boosting the economy while other Asian markets fluctuated because of uncertainty over Cyprus' troubled bank restructuring. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A man looks at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, March 22, 2013. Japanese stocks tumbled Friday as investors were disappointed by a lack of specifics from the new central bank chief on boosting the economy while other Asian markets fluctuated because of uncertainty over Cyprus' troubled bank restructuring. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A visitor walks by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 22, 2013. Japanese stocks tumbled Friday as investors were disappointed by a lack of specifics from the new central bank chief on boosting the economy while other Asian markets fluctuated because of uncertainty over Cyprus' troubled bank restructuring. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>A girl plays near a screen showing the stock prices at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 22, 2013. Japanese stocks tumbled Friday as investors were disappointed by a lack of specifics from the new central bank chief on boosting the economy while other Asian markets fluctuated because of uncertainty over Cyprus' troubled bank restructuring. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>A girl plays near a screen showing the stock prices at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 22, 2013. Japanese stocks tumbled Friday as investors were disappointed by a lack of specifics from the new central bank chief on boosting the economy while other Asian markets fluctuated because of uncertainty over Cyprus' troubled bank restructuring. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17263296-asia-stocks-euro-lower-before-cyprus-bailout-votehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17263296-asia-stocks-euro-lower-before-cyprus-bailout-votebusinessmarketswall-streetworlddow-jonesworld-newsMon, 11 Mar 2013 05:19:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Monday, March 4, 2013 file photo, rader Thomas Lyden works at the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. A strong U.S. jobs report helped propel Asian stock markets higher on Monday March 11, 2013, but shares in Europe were weighed down by renewed worries about the region's struggling economies. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)</p><p>A woman chats with her fellow investor at a private securities company Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in Shanghai, China. Asian stock markets dropped Tuesday, dragged down by new worries about China's recovery and Europe's doldrums. (AP Photo)</p><p>An investor walks in front of the stock price monitor at a private securities company Tuesday March 12, 2013 in Shanghai, China. Asian stock markets dropped Tuesday, dragged down by new worries about China's recovery and Europe's doldrums. (AP Photo)</p><p>A woman chats with her fellow investor in front of the stock price monitor at a private securities company Tuesday March 12, 2013 in Shanghai, China. Asian stock markets dropped Tuesday, dragged down by new worries about China's recovery and Europe's doldrums. (AP Photo)</p><p>FILE - In this Friday, March 1, 2013 file photo, Trader Edward Schreier works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets edged off recent highs in uneven trading Tuesday March 12, 2013 as worries grew about China's recovery and Europe's doldrums. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>FILE -In this Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, file photo, Trader Gordon Charlop, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets shared Wall Street's ebullience and turned higher Thursday March 14, 2013 ahead of the release of U.S. jobless claims. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)</p><p>In this image taken Saturday, March 16, 2013, people queue to use an ATM machine outside of Bank of Cyprus branch in southern port city of Limassol, Saturday, March 16, 2013. Many rushed to cooperative banks which are open Saturdays in Cyprus after learning that the terms of a bailout deal that the cash-strapped country hammered out with international lenders includes a one-time levy on bank deposits. The move, decided in an extraordinary meeting of the finance ministers of the 17-nation eurozone in the early hours Saturday, is a major departure from established policies. Analysts have warned that making depositors take a hit threatens to undermine investors' confidence in other weaker eurozone economies and might possibly lead to bank runs. (AP Photo/Pavlos Vrionides)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17173490-asia-stocks-rise-after-strong-us-jobs-reporthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17173490-asia-stocks-rise-after-strong-us-jobs-reportmarketswall-streetworldunited-statesworld-newsworld-marketsjapan-nikkeidow-jones-industrial-indexMon, 4 Mar 2013 05:02:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>An investor gestures at a private securities company on Monday March 4, 2013 in Shanghai, China. Uncertainty about the outcome of a budget battle in Washington pushed Asian stock markets lower on Monday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>An investor walks past the stock price monitor at a private securities company on Monday March 4, 2013 in Shanghai, China. Uncertainty about the outcome of a budget battle in Washington pushed Asian stock markets lower on Monday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>A man checks his cell phone outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Stocks in Tokyo rose on hopes that the Bank of Japan, which begins a two-day meeting on Wednesday, might demonstrate a shift in monetary policy to conform to the program championed by new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.4 percent to 11,702.46. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)</p><p>A man stretches out near electric board displaying world stock market update at Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Stocks in Tokyo rose on hopes that the Bank of Japan, which begins a two-day meeting on Wednesday, might demonstrate a shift in monetary policy to conform to the program championed by new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.4 percent to 11,702.46. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)</p><p>A currency trader looks on the computer monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Asian stock markets rose Tuesday as investors registered approval for China's spending priorities announced at its annual congress. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>A currency trader works near a screen showing the foreign currency rates at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Asian stock markets rose Tuesday as investors registered approval for China's spending priorities announced at its annual congress. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>A currency trader looks at the computer monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Asian stock markets rose Tuesday as investors registered approval for China's spending priorities announced at its annual congress. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>A currency trader looks at the computer monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Asian stock markets rose Tuesday as investors registered approval for China's spending priorities announced at its annual congress. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>An investor looks at the stock bulletin board at a private securities company on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The Dow's new all-time high and better economic data from the United States propelled Asian stock markets higher Wednesday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>An investor walks in front of the stock price monitor at a private securities company on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The Dow's new all-time high and better economic data from the United States propelled Asian stock markets higher Wednesday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>A man talking on a mobile phone walks past an electronic board showing stock prices outside a securities company in Tokyo Thursday, March 7, 2013. Japan's Nikkei 225 index topped 12,000 for the first time in more than four years, but stock markets elsewhere in Asia flagged following Wall Street's eye-popping performance this week. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)</p><p>Passersby are reflected on an electronic board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index, top, that gained 72.10 points to reach 12,004.37 outside a securities company in Tokyo Thursday, March 7, 2013. Japan's Nikkei 225 index topped 12,000 for the first time in more than four years, but stock markets elsewhere in Asia flagged following Wall Street's eye-popping performance this week. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)</p><p>People walk past an electronic board showing the Nikkei 225 index, outside a securities company in Tokyo, Thursday, March 7, 2013. World stock markets were mostly higher Thursday following Wall Street's eye-popping performance this week. Japan's Nikkei 225 index had its highest close in four years. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)</p><p>A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, March 8, 2013. A positive jobs report that pushed the Dow to another record high this week helped boost Asian stock markets on Friday. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.9 percent to 12,200.45, as a weakening yen boosted export-linked shares. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.9 percent to 22,971.79. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at 12,194.10 in Tokyo Friday, March 8, 2013. A positive jobs report that pushed the Dow to another record high this week helped boost Asian stock markets on Friday. In the morning Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.9 percent to 12,200.45, as a weakening yen boosted export-linked shares. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.9 percent to 22,971.79. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, March 8, 2013. A positive jobs report that pushed the Dow to another record high this week helped boost Asian stock markets on Friday. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.9 percent to 12,200.45, as a weakening yen boosted export-linked shares. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.9 percent to 22,971.79. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17080576-asia-stocks-fall-amid-us-budget-impassehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17080576-asia-stocks-fall-amid-us-budget-impassemarketsworlddow-jonesfederal-reserveworld-newsMon, 25 Feb 2013 04:21:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A man looks at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Japanese stocks led Asian markets higher Monday, jumping on a report that the prime minister's pick for the next central bank governor will be a strong advocate of loose monetary policy aimed at reviving the moribund economy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Japanese stocks led Asian markets higher Monday, jumping on a report that the prime minister's pick for the next central bank governor will be a strong advocate of loose monetary policy aimed at reviving the moribund economy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>People look at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Japanese stocks led Asian markets higher Monday, jumping on a report that the prime minister's pick for the next central bank governor will be a strong advocate of loose monetary policy aimed at reviving the moribund economy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Specialist John O'Hara works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Stocks turned lower Monday following signs that Italy could be headed for political gridlock, potentially undermining the country's efforts to reform its economy and rekindling the region's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Graphic shows results of Italy’s election</p><p>Currency traders monitor the yen-dollar situation at a foreign exchange company in Tokyo,Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. In currency markets, the dollar was down 0.7 percent to 91.92 yen. But the yen, which has fallen by about 20 percent in recent weeks, is still much weaker than it was for most of last year. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Currency traders work at a foreign exchange company in Tokyo,Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. In currency markets, the dollar was down 0.7 percent to 91.92 yen. But the yen, which has fallen by about 20 percent in recent weeks, is still much weaker than it was for most of last year. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A currency trader works at a foreign exchange company in Tokyo,Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. In currency markets, the dollar was down 0.7 percent to 91.92 yen. But the yen, which has fallen by about 20 percent in recent weeks, is still much weaker than it was for most of last year. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Democratic party vice secretary Enrico Letta talks to media at the Democratic Party press center in Rome, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. The prospect of political paralysis hung over Italy on Monday as partial official results in crucial elections showed an upstart protest campaign led by a comedian making stunning inroads, and mainstream forces of center-left and center-right wrestling for control of Parliament's two houses. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)</p><p>A man looks at his watch while walking in front of an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Asian stock markets rose Thursday as positive economic indicators and the nomination of a pro-stimulus Bank of Japan chief bolstered hopes for faster growth. The Nikkei 225 stock average closed at 11,559.36, up 2.7 percent. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>A man walks past an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Asian stock markets rose Thursday as positive economic indicators and the nomination of a pro-stimulus Bank of Japan chief bolstered hopes for faster growth. The Nikkei 225 stock average closed at 11,559.36, up 2.7 percent. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>Specialist Meric Greenbaum works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. The stock market pushed higher Thursday afternoon, sending the Dow tantalizingly close to a record high. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Specialists Thomas Facchine, Peter Giacchi, and John Parisi, left to right, look at thier screens on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. The stock market pushed higher Thursday afternoon, sending the Dow tantalizingly close to a record high. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/17/16997733-japan-stocks-jump-on-boj-candidate-speculationhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/17/16997733-japan-stocks-jump-on-boj-candidate-speculationmarketswall-streetworlddow-jonesfederal-reserveworld-newsworld-marketsshinzo-abeother-asianMon, 18 Feb 2013 03:07:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Workers walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Japan's benchmark stock index jumped Monday after Group of 20 finance officials avoided directly criticizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new government for trying to force down the yen. Other Asian stock markets were mixed. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A foreign exchange broker works in front of a screen displaying the current dollar to yen rate as an American, left, and Japanese, right, flag are displayed at the office in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Last week, the yen fell to a near three-year low against the dollar and the euro. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Foreign exchange brokers work in front of a screen displaying the day's euro rate equaling between 125.55 - 125.60 yen, at an office in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Last week, the yen fell to a near three-year low against the dollar and the euro. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Japan's benchmark stock index jumped Monday after Group of 20 finance officials avoided directly criticizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new government for trying to force down the yen. Other Asian stock markets were mixed. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>People watch the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Asian stock markets picked up stream Wednesday, driven higher by reports that another big corporate takeover might be in the works in the U.S. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>A man takes a photograph of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Asian stock markets picked up stream Wednesday, driven higher by reports that another big corporate takeover might be in the works in the U.S. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, an investor supports his head with a hand while looking at an electric stock price display at a trading hall in a securities firm in Shanghai, China, as the Shanghai Composite Index plummeted 3 percent to 2,325.95 Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. It was the index's biggest loss in almost 15 months. World stock markets tumbled Thursday after U.S. Federal Reserve minutes gave investors an unwelcome reminder that super-easy monetary policy has an expiration date. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Ding Ding) NO SALES</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16924970-yen-stutters-again-as-focus-turns-to-g-20-meetinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16924970-yen-stutters-again-as-focus-turns-to-g-20-meetingmarketsworldnorth-korealunar-new-yearworld-newstokyo-nikkeiMon, 11 Feb 2013 00:06:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2013 file photo. Trader Peter Costa, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Stock markets in Hong Kong, mainland China and Seoul were among those closed Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, for the Lunar New Year holiday. Japanese markets were also shut for a public holiday. European stocks were mostly higher in early trading, while Wall Street futures signaled gains ahead of the opening bell. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)</p><p>A visitor looks at an electric stock price display at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 led Asian stocks higher Tuesday as the yen weakened after a possible candidate for Bank of Japan governor voiced support for easier monetary policy. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, file photo, A specialist works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow is closing at its highest level of the year, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013,coming within one percent of its record reached in October 2007. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Specialist Anthony Confusione, right, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Renewed worries about Europe overshadowed an encouraging U.S. jobs report, and stocks flipped between slight gains and losses on Thursday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16836195-most-stock-markets-closed-in-asia-for-holidayshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16836195-most-stock-markets-closed-in-asia-for-holidaysbusinessmarketswall-streetworldeuropean-central-banklunar-new-yearworld-newsmario-draghimost-asianworld-marketsjapan-nikkeiMon, 4 Feb 2013 10:48:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A man checks the U.S. dollar exchange rate to the yen at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday as investors continued to feel confident about stocks following last week's U.S. jobs report and Wall Street's rally. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>People walk by an electric stock price display of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday as investors continued to feel confident about stocks following last week's U.S. jobs report and Wall Street's rally. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A man watches an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm as a woman stands by him in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Shares were mostly higher in Asia early Wednesday, tracking gains in the U.S. and Europe, as the Japanese yen pushed sharply higher. The Nikkei 225 stock index gained 3 percent, or 329.98, to 11,376.90 as exporters shares soared on expectations of stronger sales thanks to the yen's gains against other major currencies. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>An investor looks at the stock price monitor at a private securities company Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, in Shanghai, China. Asian shares rose Wednesday as Japan's benchmark surged to its highest level since Sept. 2008 though wariness over corporate earnings pulled European indexes lower in early trading. (AP Photo)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday, July 19, 2012 file photo, a UPS truck stops in front of a Sprint store at the Derby Street Shoppes in Hingham, Mass. Sprint Netxel Corp. is reporting their fourth quarter 2012 earnings on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)</p><p>A man walks by the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo as Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 119.03 points to 11,238.04 at one point Friday afternoon, Feb. 8, 2013, slumping after a recent rally spurred by a weakening yen. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>A woman walks by the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo as Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 136.87 points to 11,220.20 at one point Friday afternoon, Feb. 8, 2013, slumping after a recent rally spurred by a weakening yen. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16733679-world-stock-markets-cautious-after-us-rallyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16733679-world-stock-markets-cautious-after-us-rallymarketswall-streetworldworld-newsMon, 28 Jan 2013 09:22:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, photo, Trader Michael Urkonis, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Wall Street appeared headed for a day of trade without drama Monday Jan. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>A man takes a picture of an electric stock price display of a securities firm with a smartphone in Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Asian stock markets posted modest gains Tuesday as the feel-good factor lingered from near-record highs on Wall Street and signs of an upswing in U.S. manufacturing. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>People walk by an electric stock index display of a securities firm in Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Asian stock markets posted modest gains Tuesday as the feel-good factor lingered from near-record highs on Wall Street and signs of an upswing in U.S. manufacturing. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>People walk by an electric stock index display of a securities firm in Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Asian stock markets posted modest gains Tuesday as the feel-good factor lingered from near-record highs on Wall Street and signs of an upswing in U.S. manufacturing. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A man looks at the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, as Japan's Nikkei surged 247.23 points, or 2.28 percent to 11,113.95, its highest level since April, 2010. Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after strong U.S. corporate earnings outweighed sagging consumer confidence. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>A man walks by the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, as Japan's Nikkei surged 2.28 percent to 11,113.95, its highest level since April, 2010. Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after strong U.S. corporate earnings outweighed sagging consumer confidence. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>Trader Michael Mozian works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Stocks are falling after the government revealed that economic growth shrank in the final quarter of 2012, the first time that's happened in more than three years. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, photo, specialist John O'Hara works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. An unexpected contraction in the U.S. economy at the end of 2012 weighed on world markets Thursday Jan. 31, 2013 ahead of closely-watched jobs figures. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/21/16620781-asia-stocks-up-slightly-on-strong-us-earningshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/21/16620781-asia-stocks-up-slightly-on-strong-us-earningsmarketswall-streetworldfederal-reserveeuropean-central-bankworld-newsworld-marketsother-asianMon, 21 Jan 2013 09:01:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Asian stock markets were mixed Monday amid uncertainty about the outcome of a central bank meeting in Japan and nervousness over whether U.S. political leaders will be able to reach a deal on the government's debt limit. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A mother and child cycle past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Asian stock markets were mixed Monday amid uncertainty about the outcome of a central bank meeting in Japan and nervousness over whether U.S. political leaders will be able to reach a deal on the government's debt limit. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Asian stock markets were mixed Monday amid uncertainty about the outcome of a central bank meeting in Japan and nervousness over whether U.S. political leaders will be able to reach a deal on the government's debt limit. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A man walks by the electronic stock board of a securities firm showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index fallen 37.81 points to 10709.93 in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Asian stock markets wavered between gains and losses Tuesday after Japan's central bank ceded to political pressure and announced stimulus measures aimed at extricating the country from years of economic malaise.(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>A man walks by the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Asian stock markets wavered between gains and losses Tuesday after Japan's central bank ceded to political pressure and announced stimulus measures aimed at extricating the country from years of economic malaise. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>A specialist checks a screen as his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. World stock markets fell Wednesday Jan. 23, 2013 ahead of a U.S. vote on raising the nation's borrowing limit. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) </p><p>A man looks at his cellphone at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday, supported by Congress averting a U.S. government default and a pickup in China's manufacturing in January. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday, supported by Congress averting a U.S. government default and a pickup in China's manufacturing in January. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Pedestrians look at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan’s benchmark stock index jumped about 2 percent Friday after the country’s currency continued to slide against the dollar. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Pedestrians look at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan’s benchmark stock index jumped about 2 percent Friday after the country’s currency continued to slide against the dollar. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Japan’s benchmark stock index jumped about 2 percent Friday after the country’s currency continued to slide against the dollar. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16501749-asia-stocks-tentative-as-bank-of-japan-meetshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16501749-asia-stocks-tentative-as-bank-of-japan-meetsbusinessmarketswall-streetworldfederal-reservegoldman-sachsben-bernankeworld-newsMon, 14 Jan 2013 08:49:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A man walks in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm flashing Japan's Nikkei 225 index, in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Asian stocks posted modest gains Tuesday after Fed chief Ben Bernanke said the central bank's bond buying is providing crucial support for the U.S. economy, suggesting it will continue despite divisions with the Fed. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>A man uses a mobile phone as he passes the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Asian stocks posted modest gains Tuesday after Fed chief Ben Bernanke said the central bank's bond buying is providing crucial support for the U.S. economy, suggesting it will continue despite divisions with the Fed. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>A man walks past an electric stock price indicator in Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Japan’s benchmark index toppled off a 32-month high Wednesday after its currency’s downward slide went into reverse. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>Men watch an electric stock price indicator in Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Japan’s benchmark index toppled off a 32-month high Wednesday after its currency’s downward slide went into reverse. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>A man watches an electric price display of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Japan’s benchmark index toppled off a 32-month high Wednesday after its currency’s downward slide went into reverse. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>A man walks past an electric stock price indicator in Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Japan’s benchmark index toppled off a 32-month high Wednesday after its currency’s downward slide went into reverse. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>A woman walks by an electric stock index display of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday evening, Jan. 18, 2013. Japan's Nikkei 225 soared 2.5 percent to 10,875.16 Friday, recouping all of Thursday's losses and more as the yen slipped against the dollar. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Asian stock markets were mixed Monday amid uncertainty about the outcome of a central bank meeting in Japan and nervousness over whether U.S. political leaders will be able to reach a deal on the government's debt limit. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A mother and child cycle past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Asian stock markets were mixed Monday amid uncertainty about the outcome of a central bank meeting in Japan and nervousness over whether U.S. political leaders will be able to reach a deal on the government's debt limit. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Asian stock markets were mixed Monday amid uncertainty about the outcome of a central bank meeting in Japan and nervousness over whether U.S. political leaders will be able to reach a deal on the government's debt limit. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p> http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16492860-the-12-worst-supermarkets-in-americahttp://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16492860-the-12-worst-supermarkets-in-americamarketssuperworstu-s-aSun, 13 Jan 2013 19:07:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://cocomoeawc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16464872-2013-outlookswimming-in-denial-oppenheimerfunds-bloghttp://cocomoeawc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16464872-2013-outlookswimming-in-denial-oppenheimerfunds-blogbusinessmarketseconomystocksFri, 11 Jan 2013 15:39:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16387293-asia-stocks-higher-on-china-recovery-optimismhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16387293-asia-stocks-higher-on-china-recovery-optimismbusinessmarketsworldeuropean-central-bankworld-newsworld-marketsshinzo-abejapan-nikkeiMon, 7 Jan 2013 06:06:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, talks with business leaders during Japan's business organizations joint New Year's party in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Asian stocks cooled off Monday as some investors sold shares to lock in profits following recent rallies. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>In this Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, photo, traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. World stock markets headed lower Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013 as investors turned cautious before U.S. earnings season kicks off this week. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>In this Saturday, April 9, 2011, photo, the Alcoa headquarters building stands in downtown Pittsburgh. Alcoa Inc. says fourth-quarter earnings in 2012 met Wall Street's expectations, and it sees slightly higher demand for aluminum this year. The company said Tuesday that net (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)</p><p>A man looks at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. A positive start to U.S. corporate earnings season helped boost Asian stock markets Thursday. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. A positive start to U.S. corporate earnings season helped boost Asian stock markets Thursday. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A man walks by the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Japan's Nikkei stock index gained 1.2 percent to 10,780.45 Friday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a massive spending package intended to breathe life into the country's moribund economy. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>A man walks by the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Japan's Nikkei stock index gained 1.2 percent to 10,780.45 Friday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a massive spending package intended to breathe life into the country's moribund economy. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16258722-asia-stocks-meander-following-gains-last-weekhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16258722-asia-stocks-meander-following-gains-last-weekmarketswall-streetworldworld-newsworld-marketsMon, 31 Dec 2012 04:38:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, walks to a closed-door GOP caucus as Congress meets to negotiate a legislative path to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts that could kick in Jan. 1., at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>A trader wearing "2013" glasses works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The stock market struggled for direction Monday morning after five days of losses, with the "fiscal cliff" just hours away and lawmakers yet to reach a solution. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Traders wear "2013" glasses as they work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The stock market struggled for direction Monday morning after five days of losses, with the "fiscal cliff" just hours away and lawmakers yet to reach a solution. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., center, leaves a second Republican caucus meeting to discuss the "fiscal cliff" bill passed by the Senate Monday night_and now awaits a vote in the GOP-controlled House&#8212; at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>South Korean dancers in traditional costumes beat their drums during opening ceremony of the Year 2013 trading outside the Seoul Stock Exchange Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) started up 16.69 points, or 0.84 percent, at 2, 013.74. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>Staff members of the Korea Stock Exchange Market salute to the national flag during the opening ceremony to commence the Year 2013 trading at the Seoul Stock Exchange Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) started up 16.69 points, or 0.84 percent, at 2, 013.74.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>CORRECTS THE DATE - South Korean dancers in traditional costumes beat their drums during opening ceremony of the Year 2013 trading outside the Seoul Stock Exchange Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) started up 16.69 points, or 0.84 percent, at 2, 013.74. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>CORRECTS THE DATE - Staff members of the Korea Stock Exchange Market salute to the national flag during the opening ceremony to commence the Year 2013 trading at the Seoul Stock Exchange Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) started up 16.69 points, or 0.84 percent, at 2, 013.74.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>Philippine Stock Exchange President and CEO Hans Sicat, second from right, gestures as PSE treasurer Ma. Vivian Yuchengco rings the bell to signal the start of the first day of trading at Philippine Stock Exchange at the financial district of Makati, south of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday Jan. 2, 2013. Stock markets in Asia registered relief Wednesday over the U.S. congressional vote to stop hundreds of billions of dollars in automatic tax increases and spending cuts that risked plunging the world's biggest economy into recession. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>A Filipino trader blows a horn during the first day of trading at Philippine Stock Exchange at the financial district of Makati, south of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday Jan. 2, 2013. Stock markets in Asia registered relief Wednesday over the U.S. congressional vote to stop hundreds of billions of dollars in automatic tax increases and spending cuts that risked plunging the world's biggest economy into recession. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>In this Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, photo, a trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. World markets registered relief Wednesday Jan. 2, 2013 over the U.S. congressional vote to stop hundreds of billions of dollars in automatic tax increases and spending cuts that risked plunging the world's biggest economy into recession. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The “fiscal cliff” compromise, for all its chaos and controversy, was enough to send the stock market shooting higher Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) </p><p>Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The “fiscal cliff” compromise, for all its chaos and controversy, was enough to send the stock market shooting higher Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The “fiscal cliff” compromise, for all its chaos and controversy, was enough to send the stock market shooting higher Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The “fiscal cliff” compromise, for all its chaos and controversy, was enough to send the stock market shooting higher Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Filipino traders hear a mass before the start of the first day of trading at Philippine Stock Exchange at the financial district of Makati, south of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday Jan. 2, 2013. Stock markets in Asia registered relief Wednesday over the U.S. congressional vote to stop hundreds of billions of dollars in automatic tax increases and spending cuts that risked plunging the world's biggest economy into recession. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 in New York. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index treaded water for much of the day, then slid into the red around 2 p.m. Eastern, after the Fed released the minutes from its December meeting. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>Kimono-clad workers clap their hands in a traditional New Year's opening ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Kimono-clad workers attend traditional New Year's opening ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>Workers of the Tokyo Stock Exchange react to the rise of the opening price at the first trading of the year on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/23/16114340-stocks-lower-ahead-of-us-fiscal-cliff-talkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/23/16114340-stocks-lower-ahead-of-us-fiscal-cliff-talksmarketswall-streetwhite-houseworldbarack-obamaworld-newsasMon, 24 Dec 2012 03:21:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A man walks in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 126.55 points to 10066.61 in Tokyo, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. Japan’s benchmark stock index jumped Tuesday as a softening yen helped boost the country’s powerhouse export sector. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>A man walks in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index that rose 126.55 points to 10,066.61 in Tokyo Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. Japan’s benchmark stock index jumped Tuesday as a softening yen helped boost the country’s powerhouse export sector. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Asian markets have risen amid optimism that Japan’s new leaders will stimulate its sluggish economy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Asian markets have risen amid optimism that Japan’s new leaders will stimulate its sluggish economy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A businessman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Asian markets have risen amid optimism that Japan’s new leaders will stimulate its sluggish economy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16039962-us-budget-negotiations-setback-drives-stocks-downhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16039962-us-budget-negotiations-setback-drives-stocks-downmarketsworldworld-newsworld-marketshouse-speaker-john-boehnerThu, 20 Dec 2012 11:56:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A man checks the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday, boosted by signs China's recovery is gaining traction and hopes for a new stimulus in Japan. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>Men look at the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday, boosted by signs China's recovery is gaining traction and hopes for a new stimulus in Japan. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>Money traders work under flags of the United States and Japan at a foreign exchange firm in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. The dollar was little changed against other major currencies as traders await developments from budget talks in Washington. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>Money traders watch screens showing foreign exchange rates at a foreign exchange firm in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. The dollar was little changed against other major currencies as traders await developments from budget talks in Washington. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p> http://kevin-niefer.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/17/15975867-canadian-dollar-firms-as-sentiment-buoyed-by-us-budget-talkshttp://kevin-niefer.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/17/15975867-canadian-dollar-firms-as-sentiment-buoyed-by-us-budget-talksbusinessmarketscanadacurrencylooniefiscal-cliffud-budget-talksMon, 17 Dec 2012 22:52:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark