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European shares set for worst week since September after commodity rout

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LONDON European shares were set for their biggest weekly fall since September on Friday after commodity prices tumbled to multi-year lows on worries over slower global growth and a glut in supply.

Euro zone third-quarter growth slower than expected

BRUSSELS Euro zone economic growth was slower than expected in the third quarter, preliminary data showed on Friday, as Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Finland all underperformed market expectations.

5:07am EST

Hong Kong posts modest third-quarter growth, braces for China slowdown

HONG KONG Hong Kong's economy proved more resilient than expected in the third quarter, despite China's slowdown and weaker retail sales as fewer tourists streamed across the border on shopping sprees.

5:27am EST

Oil rises after drop, still on course for big weekly loss

LONDON Brent crude edged up from a sharp drop on Friday, but was on track for the biggest weekly loss in more than two months as swelling stocks weighed on the market.

5:08am EST

Fed officials lay case for December liftoff

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK U.S. Federal Reserve officials lined up behind a likely December interest rate hike with one key central banker saying the risk of waiting too long was now roughly in balance with the risk of moving too soon to normalize rates after seven years near zero. | Video

12 Nov 2015

U.S. inflation to rebound next year, says Fed's Fischer

WASHINGTON U.S. inflation should rebound next year, the Federal Reserve's second-in-command said on Thursday, as he noted that the central bank could move next month to raise interest rates.

12 Nov 2015
World Markets

Blackstone to buy Japan Residential for $450 mln including debt

TOKYO, Nov 13 U.S. asset manager Blackstone Group LP said on Friday it is acquiring Japan Residential Investment Company, which owns residential assets in Japan, in a deal worth about $450 million, including debt.

European shares lower as U.S. rate outlook in focus; Syngenta soars

MILAN, Nov 13 European shares fell on Friday, extending losses amid expectations of a U.S. rate increase next month but with the declines capped by a takeover approach for Syngenta and positive earnings updates.

European shares lower as U.S. rate outlook in focus; Syngenta soars

MILAN, Nov 13 European shares fell on Friday, extending losses amid expectations of a U.S. rate increase next month but with the declines capped by a takeover approach for Syngenta and positive earnings updates.

Nikkei slips amid risk-off trade, gains ground for the week

TOKYO, Nov 13 Japanese stocks slipped on Friday, snapping a seven-day winning streak as investors shunned risk and cashed in on recent gains after a sharp drop on Wall Street and weaker commodities prices.

Asian Markets, Stocks 1:21am EST

Hong Kong shares end 2 pct lower on broad sell-off

HONG KONG, Nov 13 Hong Kong shares finished sharply down on Friday as investors took profits across various sectors following the best day for local equities since early October on Thursday.

Industrials, Financials 3:17am EST

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