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    Casino shares drop on talk of Macau visa cutbacks (Reuters)
    Reuters - Shares of casino operators fell sharply on Tuesday amid concerns that the Chinese government may act to curtail visits by mainlanders to Macau, the only place in China where gambling is legal. -- read full article
    Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:19:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
    Financial fears, high inflation rattle Wall St (Reuters)

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)Reuters - Stocks fell for a second straight day on Tuesday, shedding 1 percent, as credit worries hit bank shares and a report showing inflation remains a threat despite slower growth further fed investor anxiety.


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    Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:31:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
    Cox: SEC to propose short sale rule in weeks (Reuters)

    Customers make purchases at a Home Depot story in Chicago, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. The Home Depot Inc., the nation's largest home improvement retailer, reported a 24 percent drop in second-quarter profit Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2008, but beat Wall Street expectations. The company reiterated its downbeat outlook for the year amid a weak housing and home improvement market that shows no signs of recovery. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Reuters - The top U.S. securities regulator plans to propose a new short selling rule in the next few weeks which would be broader than an emergency order covering just 19 financial stocks which ended last week.


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    Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:32:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
    Stocks fall on inflation data, financial worries (AP)

    Customers make purchases at a Home Depot story in Chicago, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. The Home Depot Inc., the nation's largest home improvement retailer, reported a 24 percent drop in second-quarter profit Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2008, but beat Wall Street expectations. The company reiterated its downbeat outlook for the year amid a weak housing and home improvement market that shows no signs of recovery. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Wall Street fell sharply for a second straight session Tuesday after a hefty jump in wholesale inflation and a drop in new home construction gave investors more reason to believe an economic recovery is far off. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped by about 130 points.


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    Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:50:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
    Stocks tumble on Fannie, Freddie worries (Reuters)

    Traders work works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 8, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. stocks sank on Monday as the prospect of more losses from the mortgage crisis hurt the shares of banks and the two biggest home finance providers, pushing all three major indexes down about 1.5 percent.


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    Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:25:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
    Wall Street pulls back as financials fall (AP)

    In this May 18, 2007 file photo, showing the interior of a Lowe's store in Sunnyvale, Calif. Lowe's Cos. Inc. says its second-quarter profit fell 7.9 percent, but still topped Wall Street expectations Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. The nation's second-largest home improvement retailer is offering a downbeat sales and profit outlook, however, as it feels the pain from a weak housing market.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Wall Street retreated Monday after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fell to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years on concerns that the government might need to bail out the mortgage financiers. Weakness in the overall financial sector sent the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 175 points.


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    Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:03:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
    Credit fear stalks global shares (Reuters)

    A man smokes in front of an electronic board at a brokerage house in Wuhan, Hubei province, August 18, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)Reuters - European stocks slid in tandem with their Asian counterparts on Tuesday, haunted by renewed concern surrounding the top U.S. mortgage finance companies, while falling oil helped send the dollar to fresh peaks.


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    Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:42:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
    European shares lose ground as oil prices climb (AFP)

    A trader watches screens at a financial services company in Paris, 2008. Europe's main stock markets weakened as higher crude oil prices stoked investor concerns about rising energy costs that erode company profits(AFP/Jean Ayissi)AFP - Europe's main stock markets weakened on Monday as higher crude oil prices stoked investor concerns about rising energy costs that erode company profits, dealers said.


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    Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:15:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
    Fannie, Freddie worries cause stocks to swoon (Reuters)

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)Reuters - Stocks tumbled on Monday as uneasiness about the prospect of more losses from the mortgage crisis bruised shares of banks and the two big U.S. home finance companies.


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    Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:13:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
    Wall Street pulls back as financials fall (AP)

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)AP - Wall Street pulled back sharply Monday following more reports that the financial sector remains under stress. The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 200 points.


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    Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:21:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
    China shares end down 5.34 pct (AFP)

    File photo shows a man watching a stock price board in Shanghai. Chinese share prices have closed down 5.34 percent amid renewed worries about an economic slowdown(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - Chinese share prices closed down 5.34 percent Monday amid renewed worries about an economic slowdown and a share supply glut as selling restrictions were due to be lifted on billions of shares, dealers said.


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    Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:29:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
    Wall St. faces headwinds in dog days of summer (AFP)

    A trader makes a call on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in July 2008. Wall Street investors ply the dog days of summer next week with few economic indicators on the calendar but stiff headwinds from volatile oil prices, rising inflation and slowing global growth.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP - Wall Street investors ply the dog days of summer next week with few economic indicators on the calendar but stiff headwinds from volatile oil prices, rising inflation and slowing global growth.


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    Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:25:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
    Oil's down, stocks are up, but uncertainty remains (AP)

    A trader looks up at a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in July 2008. Wall Street investors ply the dog days of summer next week with few economic indicators on the calendar but stiff headwinds from volatile oil prices, rising inflation and slowing global growth.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AP - The past four weeks on Wall Street have been quite a welcome contrast. Stocks have risen, the dollar has strengthened and oil prices have plummeted.


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    Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:21:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
    Olympic golden record-breaker Bolt fastest on earth (AFP)

    Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after winning the men's 100m final at the AFP - Usain Bolt was crowned the world's fastest man when he raced to victory in the blue riband Olympic men's 100 metres final in a world record time of 9.69 sec Saturday.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:47:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
    Wall St. faces headwinds in dog days of summer (AFP)

    A trader makes a call on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in July 2008. Wall Street investors ply the dog days of summer next week with few economic indicators on the calendar but stiff headwinds from volatile oil prices, rising inflation and slowing global growth.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP - Wall Street investors ply the dog days of summer next week with few economic indicators on the calendar but stiff headwinds from volatile oil prices, rising inflation and slowing global growth.


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    Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:35:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News
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