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• U.S. Stocks Retreat on Concern Europe Finances to Hurt Recovery

  2010/02/08, 22:59:58

  Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks slid and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below 10,000 for the first time since November amid concern that deteriorating European government finances will derail the economic recovery.

• U.S. Stocks Retreat as Europe Concern Overshadows Upgrades

  2010/02/08, 21:01:47

  Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks retreated, adding to losses from four straight weekly declines, as concern over deteriorating European government finances overshadowed analyst upgrades of Home Depot Inc., Google Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.

• U.S. Stocks Mostly Lower; Financials Weigh

  2010/02/08, 19:13:59

  U.S. Stocks Mostly Lower; Financials Weigh

• Canadian Stocks Fluctuate as Energy Shares Rise, Barrick Falls

  2010/02/08, 18:01:31

  Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks fluctuated as gold producers fell and industrial metal and energy companies climbed after housing starts in the country jumped to a 15-month high.

• U.S. Stocks Fluctuate as Analyst Upgrades Offset Europe Concern

  2010/02/08, 17:37:33

  Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks fluctuated as analyst upgrades lifted Home Depot Inc., Google Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. while a weaker dollar boosted commodities, offsetting concern over deteriorating European government finances.

• European, US stocks stabilize but debt fear hovers

  2010/02/08, 17:28:10

  Markets in Europe and the U.S. stabilized on Monday as investors weighed their fears of the debt crisis enveloping eurozone countries like Greece and Portugal against the temptation to buy some stocks on the cheap after last week's vicious sell-off.

• Stocks Drop on European Debt Fears

  2010/02/08, 15:08:40

  U.S. stocks slid and the Dow Jones average closed below 10,000 for the first time since November amid concern that deteriorating European government finances will derail the economic recovery

• European stocks take a breather from debt fears

  2010/02/08, 15:08:16

  European markets recovered somewhat Monday as investors looked past a slump in Asia and set aside worries about debt problems in countries like Greece and Portugal to buy into stocks made cheaper by last week's vicious sell-off.

• Asian Stocks, Euro Decline on Europe Budget Deficit Concern

  2010/02/08, 08:35:56

  Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell, dragging the MSCI Asia Pacific Index 10 percent below its January high, and the euro declined after European finance ministers failed to announce detailed plans to tackle budget deficits in the region.

• Euro, Japanese Stocks Fall on Europe Budget Deficit Concern

  2010/02/08, 05:33:07

  Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The euro fell for a fourth day and Japanese stocks dropped as investors sought less risky investments after European finance ministers failed to announce detailed plans to tackle budget deficits in the region.