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Asia Markets: Tokyo, Sydney stocks rise as Shanghai ends flat
Japanese and Australian markets rally after a surprisingly strong U.S. employment report lifted investor sentiment,


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Metals Stocks: Gold, silver futures fall in Asian trading
Gold futures decline in electronic trading as part of a broader sell-off across commodity markets, while the dollar turned higher.


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Money Talks: 5 money moves an Asia stock-fund manager is making
As the Year of the Dragon gets underway, one fund manager isn’t giving up on mainland Chinese stocks, even though the Shanghai market took a hammering in 2011.


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Earnings Outlook: Cisco expected to show stability, strength
Cisco Systems is expected to report gains in sales and earnings on Wednesday, with analysts anticipating signs of stability and strength.


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Peter Brimelow: Stocks hmmm — gold maybe?
A top-performing letter is not starry-eyed about stocks—at least in the short run


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Currencies: Dollar index edges higher versus rivals
The dollar index edges higher, taking back some recent losses linked to better-than-expected U.S. economic data.


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Marsh on Monday: Huhne scandal comes at a bad time for Cameron
The departure of Chris Huhne undermines the U.K. coalition’s cohesiveness, further weakens David Cameron’s European credibility and will have at least an indirect impact on the U.K.’s contribution to resolving the euro crisis, writes David Marsh.


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TaxWatch: Tax tips for February
We all know what’s on Mark Zuckerberg’s to-do list this February. He’s taking Facebook public. When it comes to taxes, you have things to do, too, even if not on the same titanic scale.


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John Shinal's Tech Investor: Facebook and the future of public markets
If private, unregulated markets can provide ample liquidity to grow a business the size of Facebook’s, it’s worth asking what the future role for public stock markets is going to be.


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ETF Focus: Stock ETFs to consider if Europe gets it together
With European officials moving to confront the continent’s massive debt crisis, investors who can stand the high-stakes drama might want to take a flier on European stocks, in the hope that the worst is over, over there.


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