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McDonald's Corporation is growing again.

China stocks fell more than 1 percent on Thursday, as investors awaited a slew of Chinese economic data and stayed cautious on signs of increasing default risks in the country's corporate bond market.

China's main share indexes edged down on Wednesday but stayed close to their highest levels since early January as the latest survey on the country's service sector activity provided fresh evidence of a nascent economic recovery.

Chinese stocks rose on Tuesday to their highest in nearly three months, as a series of government measures and improving economic data revived investor appetite for riskier assets, but thin volumes indicated that confidence remained fragile.

China stocks recovered from early losses and ended Friday roughly flat, as investors weighed the impact from Standard & Poor's downgrade of China's credit outlook and a surprise pick-up in March manufacturing activity.

Chief financial officers (CFOs) at some of North America’s largest corporations are not feeling very optimistic about the economy.

China stocks extended gains on Thursday after the previous session's 2 percent jump, as markets took comfort in the likely prospect that U.S. interest rates will rise at a slower pace.

China stocks enjoyed their best day in a month, with main indexes jumping more than 2 percent, as the mainland market joined a global rally after U.S. Federal Reserve remarks hosed down expectations of imminent interest rate hikes.

China stocks gave up early gains as a late afternoon slide in property shares wiped out initial optimism triggered by encouraging industrial profit data released over the weekend.

China's main stock indexes fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday to their lowest levels in nearly two weeks, as gains from a rally of more than 10 percent off February lows continued to dwindle with no stimulus in sight.

China's main stock indexes edged up on Friday, recording small gains for the week as the market's month-long, 10-percent rebound loses momentum.

China stocks fell more than 1 percent on Thursday, led by resources shares, after state media reported that 35 domestic brokerages have resumed short-selling business following a long hiatus.

BEIJING (AP) — China's central bank governor rolls out new efforts to dispel anxiety about China's cooling economy.

China stocks ended Friday slightly higher, reversing initial losses, as the banking sector regained some composure in late afternoon trading.

China stocks fell roughly 2 percent on Thursday, led by banking and energy shares, as investors interpreted data showing consumer inflation rising faster than forecast as largely negative for an economy struggling to find momentum.

What do the economy and the markets have in store for us next week? Here are five things to look for.

Japan is now the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt, knocking China out of first place. Economic policies in Japan are keeping interest rates near record lows there, and Japanese investors have put more money in the U.S., whose Treasury bonds offer higher yields.

While the knee-jerk reaction is to blame the Fed for the recent turbulence in emerging markets, a closer look reveals a number of other factors.

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