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May 23, 2013
11:53 pm
Japanese stocks recovered some of the losses sustained on Thursday when the Nikkei plunged more than 7 percent, the biggest one-day drop in two years.
The Nikkei Stock Average was up about 2.5 percent in morning trading on Friday.
Thursday's crash came after weak economic data from China showed a slowdown in manufacturing for the first time since October 2012.
May 23, 2013
4:47 pm
Selling was triggered by weak Chinese manufacturing data and concerns about when the Fed will exit its asset-buying program.
May 23, 2013
4:26 pm
Germany overtook Japan at first place in a survey carried out in 25 countries.
May 23, 2013
1:23 pm
800,000 people live near the chemical behind the west Texas fertilizer blast.
May 23, 2013
1:10 pm
The International Atomic Energy Agency says that Iran has made progress in its ability to produce material for a nuclear bomb since February.
May 23, 2013
12:49 pm
A new UN report says that the crisis has left one in three children in Greece living in poverty.
May 23, 2013
6:26 am
Pressure mounts on Europe's richest country as campaign against tax evasion heats up.
May 22, 2013
6:35 pm
Michelle Obama, Hilary Clinton, Melinda Gates highest-ranking Americans on Forbes "Power Women" list.
May 22, 2013
6:34 pm
Forbes most powerful women list has Germany's Angela Merkel on top
May 22, 2013
4:04 pm
NASA has awarded a six-month grant to develop the world's first 3D food printer.
May 22, 2013
3:40 pm
Venezuela's lawmakers approved plans to import 39 million roles of toilet paper.
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