Stock futures drop before ADP jobs data (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Stock index futures fell on Wednesday due to caution ahead of an economic report likely to show further deterioration in the labor market.

Stock market ends day moderately higher (San Francisco Chronicle)

Wall Street brushed off more bad economic news Tuesday to finish with a moderate advance that left broad stock indexes at their highest levels in two months. Stocks gained after stumbling in the early going because of mixed readings on the service sector,...

Aso Is Biggest Drag for Japan Stock Market, Nomura Survey Shows (Bloomberg)

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Investors see Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso ’s administration as the biggest negative for the nation’s stock market this year, a Nomura Securities Co. survey showed.

Think like a kid to make a killing in stock market (The Palm Beach Post)

I got some stock market advice from middle school kids Tuesday:

One of world's richest men kills himself after £1bn loss in stock market gamble (Daily Mail: World News)

A German tycoon who lost £1billion of his fortune in a stock market gamble last year has killed himself.

Energy stocks boost stock market (Hamilton Spectator)

Energy stocks helped take the Toronto stock market higher in early trading as oil prices continued to rise. New York markets were also positive ahead of key economic reports later in the session, including minutes from the Federal Reserve meeting last month.

London stock market falls in morning trading (People's Daily)

The London stock market fell in Tuesday's morning trading, with the benchmark FTSE 100 index down 6.23 points, or 0.14 percent, at 4,573.41 by 0910 GMT. &$ &$Source: Xinhua&$ &$ ...

After a tumultuous 2008, can the stock market regain its footing in 2009? (Austin American-Statesman)

After a year of devastating losses, the stock market has the makings of a recovery in 2009: nearly $9 trillion in cash on the sidelines, waiting to be invested.

Succumbing to panic, institutional and retail investors frantically pulled out money from the stock market and mutual ... (India Infoline)

When the Wall Street was breached, the Indian bourses had to battle a tsunami. Succumbing to panic, institutional and retail investors frantically pulled out money from the stock market and mutual fund schemes. The result was an unparalleled liquidity crisis in the equity market.

Nigeria: Stock Market Records N2.4 Trillion Stocks Value in 2008 (AllAfrica.com)

Despite the financial meltdown that befell the Nigerian Stock Exchange, activities on the floor of the capital market recorded greater volume of shares traded in 2008 compared with the previous year.

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