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MSCI world index hits lowest since Oct '06 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
World stocks, measured by MSCI, fell on Tuesday to their lowest level since October 2006, with the index dropping 20 percent below its all-time highs set in November last year.
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U.K. Shares Decline; FTSE 100 Index Averts Bear Market at Close (Bloomberg.com)
July 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. shares retreated, led by energy companies as oil fell the most since March and metal prices slumped. The FTSE 100 Index extended its drop from last year's high to 20 percent, the common definition of a bear market, before paring losses in afternoon trade.
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Economic Report: Pending-home sales index falls 4.7% in May: NAR (Market Watch)
In a sign that the U.S. housing market may weaken further, the National Association of Realtors says its index of sales contracts on previously owned homes sank 4.7% in May from April.
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Canada Stocks Fall With Commodities; Index Trades 10% From Peak (Bloomberg.com)
July 8 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks fell, temporarily pushing the main stock index down to a ``correction'' of 10 percent below its peak, as Canadian Natural Resources Ltd . led commodity producers lower along with oil, metal and grain prices.
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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Decline; Merrill, Alcoa Shares Retreat (Bloomberg.com)
July 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures dropped, indicating the Standard & Poor's 500 Index will fall into a bear market, on concern losses at financial companies will increase.
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U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index Enters Bear Market; Banks, Retailers Drop (Bloomberg.com)
July 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks retreated, extending the FTSE 100 Index's decline from last year's high to 20 percent, the common definition of a bear market, as banks and retailers slumped.
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Pending home sales index down 4.7% in May: NAR (Market Watch)
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- In a sign that the U.S. housing market may weaken further, an index of sales contracts on previously owned U.S. homes fell 4.7% in May from the prior month, the National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday. The index, which is considered a leading indicator of existing home sales, was down 14% from the May 2007 level. By region, May's pending home sales index ...
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U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index Enters Bear Market; Banks, Retailers Drop (Bloomberg.com)
July 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. shares retreated, extending the FTSE 100 Index's decline from last year's high to 20 percent, the common definition of a bear market, as banks and retailers slumped.
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European Stock-Index Futures Drop; UBS, Deutsche Bank May Fall (Bloomberg.com)
July 8 (Bloomberg) -- European stock-index futures dropped, following declines in U.S. and Asian equities, as concern deepened financial firms will need more capital.
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Toronto's Main Index Down More Than 100 points as Oil Slips to $136 -- Canadian Commentary (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - With investors spooked by the possibility that a global economic slowdown could destroy demand for Canadian resources, energy and mining stocks have plunged Tuesday morning, driving Toronto's main index down by more the 140 points.
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