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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Global stock markets surge, shaking off fears about Greece default

Not even a default by a rich European nation could knock stock markets off track for long.A day after Greece missed a critical debt payment to the International Monetary Fund, markets were back in the green Wednesday, gaining back significant ground after the sell-off earlier this week. European markets were broadly up 2 percent, while Asian markets surged with the exception of China. At home, the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 138 points to end up 0.8 percent at 17,758.Read full article


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