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World markets get G-20 boost while dollar slides

November 9, 2009 By The Associated Press PAN PYLAS (AP Business Writer)

LONDON (AP) — World stock markets rose sharply Monday but the dollar fell after the Group of 20 rich and developing countries agreed to maintain their stimulus measures as long as economies remained weak.

The G-20 finance ministers pledged at a meeting in Scotland to "continue to provide support for the economy until the recovery is assured." The assurance came after U.S. jobs figures showed...

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