World stocks rise as investors feed on G-20 stimulus pledge; Hong Kong gains 2.1 percent

World stocks rise on G-20 stimulus pledge BANGKOK ? World markets rose Tuesday as investors fed on a pledge by the world’s 20 biggest economies to underwrite the global recovery with stimulus efforts. Europe followed Asia higher after stocks in Australia jumped nearly 2 percent amid news business confidence had reached a near six-year high and Japanese [...]

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