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Asia stocks mixed before Merkel speech, jobs data
BusinessWeek Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as markets nervously awaited US employment figures and a key speech by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in hopes she might unveil new steps to stanch Europe's escalating debt crisis. … Stocks close out their best week since 2009; US unemployment rate falls and … Stocks flat on jobless rate drop, Merkel talk Stocks rise on US jobless data and EU integration hopes |