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Obama Plan Boosts World Stocks

Asia, Europe soar on multibillion infrastructure proposals

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 8, 2008 4:53 AM CST

(Newser) – Asian and European stocks advanced substantially today amid hopes that Barack Obama's proposed US stimulus package could pull the world out of an economic dive. In Hong Kong the Hang Seng shot up 7.5%, while in Tokyo the Nikkei closed up 5.2%. ...   Read full story »

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