Reuters - Citigroup Inc lost more than one-quarter of its market value on growing worries over whether it has enough capital to withstand billions of dollars of potential losses and despite new support from its largest individual investor.
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Reuters - Stock futures pointed to a rebound on Friday after sharp losses in the previous session. Dow Jones futures were up 3.9 percent, S&P 500 futures were up 4.5 percent and Nasdaq futures were up 3.9 percent at 5:03 a.m. EST.
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Reuters - Honda Motor Co (7267.T) said it would build fewer cars in Japan, Europe and North America to reflect an increasingly bleak outlook for sales as the global economic crisis discourages big-ticket purchases.
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AP - Chinese stocks ended lower Friday after a volatile session punctuated by speculation of a weekend interest rate cut and suspected government buying of shares.
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Reuters - European and Asian shares managed to rise and oil rose toward $50 on Friday as expectations of further interest rate cuts helped to cushion deepening gloom about the financial and auto sectors as well as the broader economy.
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Reuters - Asian stock markets rebounded from a five-year low on Friday as a variety of rumors such as China cutting interest rates later in the day prompted investors to cover short positions before the weekend.
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Reuters - Dell Inc's sales in China slowed last quarter, but Beijing's economic stimulus measures are likely to boost technology spending, the world's No. 2 personal computer maker said on Friday.
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Reuters - Waves of selling in world stock markets crashed into Asia on Friday, with gains from the region's 5-year bull run now erased as a global recession tightened its grip, and investors sought refuge in government bonds and cash.
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AP - Philippine shares tumbled for the second straight session Friday as a broad sell-off by foreign investors dragged down local heavyweights.
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Reuters - Deflation would be very damaging to the United States economy and with nominal interest rates already very low, quantitative easing may be needed to keep it at bay, a top Federal Reserve official said on Thursday.
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