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Doctor Cynic Donating Member (965 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-21-08 08:06 PM
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Asian markets see further losses
Source: BBC

Share prices in Japan and South Korea continued to fall sharply on Tuesday, a day after global stock indexes tumbled amid fears of a recession.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei index plunged 1.5% in the first minute of trading.

Korea's Composite Stock Price Index, meanwhile, had dropped 3.4% shortly after the markets opened.

The falls came a day after stock indexes around the world saw the biggest drop since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7201658.stm
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Speck Tater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-21-08 08:07 PM
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1. Asian Martkets now down 3% to 5% and still falling
http://finance.yahoo.com/intlindices?e=asia
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-21-08 08:33 PM
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3. If they remain down 2-3% or more, yeah, Wall Street is going to be CRAZY WILD
and not in a good way.
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Pale Blue Dot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-21-08 08:08 PM
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2. We are in deep, deep shit tomorrow.
It's going to be fascinating and scary to watch at the same time.
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Yael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-21-08 11:42 PM
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5. Party starts at 9:30
:hi:
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Yael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-21-08 11:42 PM
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4. Whoa -- they are tanking at this hour.
http://www.bloomberg.com/index.html?Intro=intro3

http://finance.yahoo.com/intlindices?e=asia
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-22-08 02:24 AM
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6. Buddy can ya spare a dime?
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