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Asia, Europe Rally, US Futures Soar

Obama team's plan sends markets up

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 23, 2009 5:11 AM CDT

(Newser) – Asian markets soared today and European exchanges opened higher as investors expressed optimism about the Obama administration's public-private asset purchase plan. In Hong Kong the Hang Seng rallied 4.1% to close at a five-week high, while the Nikkei in Tokyo closed up 3.4%....   Read full story »

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