<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/bs_nm/markets_global_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_03t044731_450x300_us_markets_global.jpg?x= 130&y=86&q=85&sig=43RS4mJqa1bCc6bd4Vt7MQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Women look at an electronic board showing the stock prices of Japanese companies in Tokyo July 3, 2008. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Asian stocks slipped on Friday as
record high crude oil prices threatened to jeopardize earnings
and curb consumer spending, with the uncertain economic outlook
following U.S. jobs data boosting safe-haven government bonds.
This week has been punctuated by stagflation fears and
deteriorating sentiment after the Dow Jones industrial average
slipped into a bear market this week, down more than 20 percent
from October highs, joining Asia markets and pushing investors
into safety-first mode.</p><br clear="all"/>

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(Reuters)