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Stock futures point to higher Wall Street open (Reuters)

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Reuters - Stock futures pointed to a firmer Wall Street start on Tuesday, with futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.4 to 0.5 percent at 5:20 a.m. EST.
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Hong Kong’s key stock index falls 0.4 percent (AP)

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
AP - Hong Kong shares fell modestly Tuesday, as investors sold Chinese telecom companies that had gained recently after Beijing approved next-generation mobile licenses.
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Madoff scandal, SEC role under scrutiny (AP)

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
AP - Two more months of mortgage payments and retiree Allan Goldstein says he'll be broke, just another victim in what may be the biggest Ponzi scheme in history.
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World markets extend gains, Nikkei up 0.4 percent (AP)

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
AP - Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday, shrugging off lackluster trade overnight in the U.S. and Europe amid growing optimism the world economy would start to recover later this year.
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London shares rise (AFP)

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
AFP - London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares climbed 0.11 percent to 4,584.90 points at the start of trading on Tuesday, extending their positive beginning to 2009 after major losses suffered last year.
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Japan stocks rise on weaker yen, US stimulus plan (AP)

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
AP - Japanese stocks rose Tuesday as investors turned upbeat on President-elect Barack Obama's proposed economic stimulus package, and exporters got a boost from a weaker yen.
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Japan stocks hope for best in ill-fated, “Ox” year (Reuters)

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Reuters - If you thought things couldn't get worse for Japanese stocks after their poorest performance ever in 2008, a tongue-in-cheek research report forecast this year to be grim as well because of its Chinese zodiac animal.
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Congressmen sound off against SEC in Madoff affair (AP)

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
AP - Republican and Democratic House members said Monday that the alleged $50 billion fraud involving Wall Street figure Bernard Madoff reflects deep, systemic problems at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Congressmen sound off against SEC in Madoff affair (AP)

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
AP - Republican and Democratic House members said Monday that the alleged $50 billion fraud involving Wall Street figure Bernard Madoff reflects deep, systemic problems at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Investors collect profits after last week’s rally (AP)

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
AP - Caution returned to Wall Street Monday as investors gave back some gains from last week's rally even as they found encouragement from President-elect Barack Obama's calls for an economic stimulus package.
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