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  • Photo 1 of 35 Chart shows performance of stock markets around the world Provider: AP
  • Photo 2 of 35 A South Korean currency trader passes by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The KOSPI fell 1.55 points, or 0.10 percent, to close at 1,619.05 Monday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Provider: AP
  • Photo 3 of 35 FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, a hamster from Zhu Zhu Pets, by Cepia, is one of sixteen toys selected for the Time to Play Holiday 2009 Most Wanted List in New York. In a world full of economic indicators, the best one during the holiday season may prove to be a furry toy hamster.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file) Provider: AP
  • Photo 4 of 35 In this Nov. 19, 2009 photo, a Trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. The stock market lost ground for a third straight day as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Provider: AP
  • Photo 5 of 35 People using mobile phones walk by a securities firm's electronic board indicating global stock prices in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 51.79 points, or 0.5 percent, to 9,492.74, the lowest finish since July 17 when the key index closed at 9,395.32. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) Provider: AP
  • Photo 6 of 35 A worker of a securities company waits visitors at their booth at Money Fair International Exposition Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares ended mixed Friday after a five-day rally on electricity price increases, but finished the week up 3.8 percent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index shed 12.27 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 3,308.35. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Provider: AP
  • Photo 7 of 35 A stock broker explains customers, not in the picture, how to read stock chart to buy stock at a securities company booth at Money Fair International Exposition Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares ended mixed Friday after a five-day rally on electricity price increases, but finished the week up 3.8 percent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index shed 12.27 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 3,308.35. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Provider: AP
  • Photo 8 of 35 A man checks Japan's Nikkei stock index on the indication board while a man with a mask checks his mobile phone in front of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The stock index has fallen to a four-month low, pressured by uncertainty over the government's handling of the deflation-plagued economy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 51.79 points, or 0.5 percent, to 9,492.74, the lowest finish since July 17 when the key index closed at 9,395.32. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) Provider: AP