21.   Philippine stocks posted their largest single-day gain of the year as economic worries eased and investors picked up low-priced stocks following several weeks of setbacks.

22.   Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Wednesday, with blue chips falling in Hong Kong on economic worries but rising in Tokyo on positive banking news.

23.   At the same time Muscovites put their economic worries behind them as they celebrate Moscow Day.

24.   But most stock measures suffered sizable losses after another unexpectedly strong economic reading heightened worries about inflation and sent interest rates soaring in the bond market.

25.   Christoph Blocher, a billionaire industrialist who disdains the EU, shrugs off economic worries.

26.   Corn prices inched lower under pressure from economic worries and the fall in the U.S. equities markets.

27.   Discounters, notably Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and warehouse clubs did release robust sales figures today, indicating economic worries are keeping consumers price-conscious.

28.   Economic worries flared up Thursday following the release this week of a government forecast for slow economic growth next year.

29.   In currency trading, the U.S. dollar weakened as investors sold euros for Japanese yen on European economic worries.

30.   Soybean prices rallied Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade, responding to growing economic worries in Argentina.