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Volatile Nikkei keeps Asian stocks on edge
SYDNEY - Asian stocks fell to one-month lows on Friday and the yen rebounded broadly as extreme volatility in the Nikkei kept investors on edge.
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Bank of England's Fisher says does not want U.S.-style QE pledge
CARDIFF - A Bank of England policymaker said on Friday he favored small additional amounts of bond purchases over time, but not a hard-to-manage commitment to longer-term stimulus like that of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Icahn seeks up to $7 billion for Dell bid
NEW YORK - Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc have initiated talks with banks and asset managers to line up commitments for as much as $7 billion in bridge loans to back their leveraged recapitalization proposal for Dell Inc, banking sources told Thomson Reuters LPC on Thursday.
Private consumption helps German economy to meager growth
BERLIN - Robust private consumption helped Germany eke out meager growth in the first quarter, compensating for declines in both exports and investment, and is likely to remain a pillar of support for Europe's largest economy this year.
Wall Street sags, but ends off session lows; HP hits 52-week high
NEW YORK - Stocks slipped on Thursday but finished sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard's shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its monetary stimulus. | Video
Markets
- U.S.
- Europe
- Asia
- Sectors
| DOW | 15,294.50 |  -12.67 |
-0.08% |
| S&P 500 | 1,650.51 | -4.84 |
-0.29% |
| NASDAQ | 3,459.42 | -3.88 |
-0.11% |
| TR US Index | 149.65 | -0.39 |
-0.26% |
Sector Summary
| Energy | -0.12% |
| Basic Materials |  +0.02% |
| Industrials | +0.10% |
| Cyclical Goods & Services | +0.05% |
| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services | +0.09% |
| Financials | -0.10% |
| Healthcare | +0.03% |
| Technology | +0.08% |
| Telecoms | +0.01% |
| Utilities | +0.30% |
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