Asia stocks mixed, benchmarks close to year highs
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<!– google_ad_section_start –> BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets remained in a holding pattern Thursday as investors assessed President Barack Obama’s comments that reaching a budget deal to prevent the U.S. from a possible recession was “not that tough” and could even be done quickly. Obama’s remarks follow days of contentious negotiations between the White House and Congress on a deal to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff” of automatic spending cuts and tax increases at the start of next year. Without a deal, the U.S. could fall back into recession and drag much of the world down with it. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Asia stocks mixed, benchmarks close to year highs
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Asia stocks mixed, benchmarks close to year highs
<!– google_ad_section_start –> BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets remained in a holding pattern Thursday as investors assessed President Barack Obama’s comments that reaching a budget deal to prevent the U.S. from a possible recession was “not that tough” and could even be done quickly. Obama’s remarks follow days of contentious negotiations between the White House and Congress on a deal to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff” of automatic spending cuts and tax increases at the start of next year. Without a deal, the U.S. could fall back into recession and drag much of the world down with it. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Asia stocks mixed, benchmarks close to year highs
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