Asian shares retreat as bank plan euphoria fades Posted on March 25th
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares retreated from two-month highs on Wednesday as investors paused to assess whether a U.S. plan to deal with banks' toxic debt would revive the financial system and help pull the economy out of recession.Read more Tagged as Business News Review | No Comments » | Continue
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