<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080725/ap_on_bi_ge/japan_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080724/capt.9fd2903605ed4831923a628c14930e20.wall_street_ nyeo105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RvPFBnPuxNYy0wvQ.E bjVw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday July 24, 2008. Wall Street abruptly ended an earnings-driven rally and closed sharply lower Thursday after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales and worries about the financial sector chilled the market's recent optimism. The major indexes fell about 2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which lost more than 275 points. (AP Photo/Ed Ou)" border="0" /></a>AP - Japanese stocks fell sharply Friday as Wall Street's overnight plunge renewed lingering concerns about the U.S. economy.</p><br clear="all"/>

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