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Reuters – Most Asian stock markets looked set on Friday to end the year with solid gains and further advances are expected in 2011, but worries about the sluggish U.S. economy and Europe’s festering debt crisis will likely keep investors on edge well into the new year.

Reuters – U.S. stocks closed slightly lower on Thursday as a trio of better-than-expected economic data wasn’t enough to entice buyers to take on much risk in a market sitting on strong gains just before the new year.

AP – TAX TIME: Stocks dipped Thursday as investors locked in their positions at the end of the year. Many investors were selling stocks or funds that have lost money in order to reap the tax benefits.

AP – It appears investors are beginning to get comfortable with risk again. Not only are they pulling money out of bond mutual funds at the fastest pace in two years, but they’re slowly starting to embrace stocks again.

AP – Stocks dipped Thursday as investors locked in their positions at the end of the year.

Reuters – Toronto’s main stock index retreated slightly on Thursday after hitting a two-year high as gold miners declined and investors were hesitant to take on riskier bets before the new year.

AP – Stock markets brushed aside better than expected U.S. economic data Thursday and traded lower as the peculiarities of year-end trading dominated activity. German and Japanese stocks led the retreat on their last trading day of the year.

The Motley Fool – It’s never been clearer that ordinary investors just don’t like U.S. stocks right now. While emerging markets like China and India grab the spotlight, you’d think from listening to news reports that investing domestically was just as bad as throwing your money away.

AFP – European stock markets fell on Thursday as profit-taking set in ahead of the New Year and after the Tokyo market ended 2010 on a weak note.

AFP – Europe’s main stock markets were little changed at the start of trading on Thursday, with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.07 percent to 5,992.50 points compared with the previous day’s close.