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Asian stocks edged up on Monday, holding near a six-month peak and withstanding an early bout of profit-taking as investors eyed a slew of corporate earnings reports around the world this week.

Dollar funding costs crept lower in Asia on Monday, at a pace slow enough to suggest nagging worries over banks’ solvency and over the outcome of the stress tests the U.S. government is conducting on its banks.

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The trade deficit, which declined for a second straight year in 2008, is likely to have fallen further in January, economists believe.

The wealth of American families plunged nearly 18% in 2008, erasing years of sharp gains on housing and stocks and marking the biggest loss since the Federal Reserve began keeping track after World War II.

Both Burger King Corp. and McDonald’s Corp. will likely report profit and sales growth this year while Yum Brands Inc. may be hurt by the downturn in the global economy and currency exchange rates, Jennifer Campbell, CEO at Shakleton White Associates said Friday.
Campbell said “McDonald’s should be able to capitalize on a globally recognizable brand, excellent value proposition, and powerful operating platform to deliver healthy near- and long-term results.”
She also said “I believe the company will likely see earnings per share grow by 9 percent to 12 percent annually with same-store sales rising between 2 percent and 4 percent.”
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Stocks traded mixed as energy and financial companies slid and technology shares wavered after posting big advances this week.

Following a three-day rally that has lifted the Dow Jones industrials nearly 10 percent, analysts say investors are likely taking profits ahead of the weekend.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if trading activity falls off as we head to the end of the week as investors try to lock in profit,” said Jennifer Campbell, CEO at Shakleton White Associates in Seattle.
Financial stocks, which led this week’s rally, largely fell despite reports that Citigroup Inc.’s chairman Richard Parsons said the bank doesn’t need additional government support. Word that Citigroup, which has received three rounds of emergency funding, was having its best quarter since 2007 sparked the beginning of this week’s advance on Tuesday.
Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. also said this week that their banks have been profitable so far this year. The market has been quick to embrace the encouraging signs about the financial system after weeks of unrelenting selling spurred on by concerns that the government’s efforts to break a freeze in lending weren’t working.
The Shakleton White CEO also commented “We are going to remain cautious because the slightest bit of bad news could turn this thing around.”

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“Problems in residential real estate are well known. But, with continued economic weakness, I’m increasingly paying attention to commercial real estate,” he said before continuing by saying “Declining commercial real estate markets could put further pressure on already strained financial institutions and markets. And overcoming problems in the financial sector is central to achieving economic recovery,” he told the analysts at luncheon address.
He went on further to say “Banks have around $2.5 trillion worth of commercial real estate loans on their books, and while this was less than a quarter of the size of the residential mortgage market, any more strain on the financial sector would be most unwelcome.” He finished by saying “Commercial real estate finance challenges could further complicate efforts to stabilize the banking system and credit markets.”
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U.S. stock indexes fell for fifth straight session to the lowest point in 12 years

After concluding its worst six-month span since 1932, the DJIA Average has broken into 6,000.

Mutual-fund investors took a further beating in February.

Isaac Paige Associates Chairman, Peter Matthews, spoke openly today about his growing concern for the immediate future.

With reports or Congressional hearings due on housing, consumer spending, government spending, bank rescue efforts,

Oil prices fell Monday along with global stock markets as hopes for a quick end to the global slump evaporated amid dismal U.S. economic news and the prospect of another bailout for ailing insurer American International Group Inc.

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