Asian shares hit by earnings woes; Nikkei slumps
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090113/2009_01_13t011908_450x314_us_markets_global.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=Kqz4vTNo94coovUarnILdg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A woman is reflected on an electronic board displaying share prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo January 8, 2009. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090113/bs_nm/us_markets_global)Reuters - Fears of steep losses at corporate bellwethers from Citigroup to Sony hit Asian shares on Tuesday, signaling the extent of the global economic slowdown and bolstering less risky assets such as government debt.</p><br clear="all"/>
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