Global stocks hit 5-1/2 year lows
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081120/2008_11_20t023942_450x291_us_markets_global.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=ToiGXUgtgsiEjIWtj0QKUA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A trader talks on the phone on the floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange, which closed down 3.45 percent in today's trading, in Makati City, Manila, November 20, 2008. (Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081120/bs_nm/us_markets_global)Reuters - A 6 percent fall in Asia pushed world stocks to their lowest in 5- years on Thursday, while oil fell below $53 and safe havens such as the yen gained on fears the global recession and a financial crisis will get uglier.</p><br clear="all"/>
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