Banks plan new stock market in Europe

Japanese Stocks Advance on Policy Expectations, Machine Orders

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose on speculation a surge in unemployment will push the U.S. government to expedite recovery plans, and after domestic machinery orders fell less than estimated. Click here for more info

Japanese stocks climb; dollar up vs. yen

Japanese stocks rose Wednesday, led by real estate, construction and steel companies as investors awaited the outcome of a two-day policy meeting of Japan's central bank.

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SEC Opens Review of Market-Moving Stock Trading at 10 Firms

Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission opened a review of how Wall Street handles confidential information, asking 10 top securities firms for all their stock-trading records for the last two weeks of September. More...