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By Sam Forgione NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States poured $8.9 billion into stock funds in the latest week, the most in nine weeks as the S&P 500 continued to hit new record highs, data from Thomson Reuters'...

SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - Gold edged up on Friday as stock markets paused after rally, but the metal was still on track for its worst weekly decline in a month as investors cut exposure to bullion, sending holdings in exchange-traded funds to the...

* Dollar index claws higher, hovers near 10-month peak * San Francisco Fed's Williams says Fed may end QE this year * Nikkei pares earlier losses; Philippine shares sag * MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan edges lower By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE, May 17...

* Dollar index claws higher, hovers near 10-month peak * San Francisco Fed's Williams says Fed may end QE this year * Nikkei and Chinese shares rise; Philippine equities sag * MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan edges lower By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE, May...

* Euro slides 0.2 against dollar on rate cut talk * European shares steady near multi-year highs * Euro zone inflation data to reinforce policy easing view By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - The euro slipped against the dollar and German...

* Euro slides 0.1 against dollar after weak euro zone inflation * Data reinforces expectations of monetary policy easing * European shares dip but still near multi-year highs * Japanese growth spurt 'proves Abenomics is working' By Richard Hubbard...

(Repeats story from early in the day) By Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are hiring more workers and home prices, stock markets and energy production are climbing. But a sudden narrowing in the U.S. budget deficit could...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 3.5 percent in annual terms last quarter, giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost as his government tackles reforms needed to ensure a sustained recovery from two decades of malaise....

* Cisco jumps after earnings, outlook * CPI, housing starts, jobless claims data on tap * Futures: Dow up 3 pts, S&P flat, Nasdaq up 2 pts By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Thursday,...

* Dollar reverses gains against euro and yen * Data shows surprises weakness in labour and housing markets * European shares flat but still near multi-year highs * Japanese growth spurt 'proves Abenomics is working' By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May...

By Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are hiring more workers and home prices, stock markets and energy production are climbing. But a sudden narrowing in the U.S. budget deficit could trump all that - and provide another leg...

* Nikkei turns negative as momentum stalls * Chinese and South Korean shares push higher * Japan's Q1 growth beats forecasts * Euro in doldrums after dour euro zone economic data By Ian Chua SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Most stock markets in Asia edged...