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Global markets climb as investors focus on bank earnings and Yellen testimony
1 month ago | By Fortune
Good morning, and welcome back!
After a weak showing last week, U.S. futures and global stocks are moving higher this morning as we head into a busy stretch for corporate earnings. Below, I offer a primer on what to look for. Oh, and Postscript is back. Reader warning: it involves food.
But first, let's see what's moving markets.
Markets update
Asia
The major Asia indexes are mixed in afternoon trading with Hong Kong's Hang Seng up 2.7%. China's economy grew 2.3% last year, helped by a strong Q4 surge. China is now on pace to overtake the United States as the world's biggest economy by...
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