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With the stock market closed for Easter, carry trades have extended their rise.

BELLEVUE, WA (MARKET WIRE) A recent CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released yesterday was rife with bad news about the slowing national economy. 75% of respondents said they reduced discretionary spending on leisure activities, 61% are delaying major purchases and 30% are cutting back on basic necessities such as food and medicine.

Asian stocks moved higher Friday morning, although gains were capped in holiday-thinned trade that saw financial shares such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Kookmin Bank leading the action in Tokyo and ... via MarketWatch

TierOne Bank's owners backed out of a plan to sell the bank to commercial lender CapitalSource because of 'unprecedented' conditions in the credit market and regulatory delays, bank officials said.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday's session are 3Com, Walgreen, and Tiffany. The Nasdaq and NYSE markets were closed Friday in observance of Good Friday.

Analysts in Asia say that even though there might soon be a bump-up in US stocks, the spill-over effect in Asia may last until the end of the year.

BANGKOK, Thailand — Asian stock prices mostly rose in light trading today after a turbulent week. Trading was light, however, as most markets worldwide were closed for Good Friday. Japan's key ...

It was a grim four days in the wider market, as sharp falls in gold and base metal prices tarnished metals and mining stocks and the credit problems showed no signs of abating, driving the pan-European FTSE Eurofirst?300 down 2.3 per cent

RICHMOND, VA and CHICAGO, IL (MARKET WIRE) Bond Companies announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the Beaufont Center located on a 47-acre parcel adjacent to the Richmond, Va., city limits.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Standard & Poor's Ratings services on Friday revised its status on Financial Guaranty insurance co. and holding company FGIC Corp. to CreditWatch with negative implications from CreditWatch with developing implications. PMI Group , Financial Guaranty Insurance's principal owner, said recently that it no longer views the company as a strategic investment and will not be participating in any recapitalization plan. In addition, Financial Guaranty Insurance's announcement that it will suspend new business writings in order to preserve capital will negatively affect its ability to implement plans to raise capital, said the ratings agency in a statement. Financial Guaranty Insurance is rated A while FGIC Corp. is rated BBB by S&P. market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.