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Asian Stocks Tumble; Nikkei Falls 6.4%

Published December 2, 2008, 12:51 am, TheStreet.com

Asian stocks declined Tuesday, with the market in Japan tumbling more than 6%, after Wall Street closed with big losses after traders learned the U.S. has been in a recession since December 2007.

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