Some Japanese stocks with an orientation toward exports take a hit as a result of strength in the yen, and Asian equities end the trading week broadly lower.

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Japanese stocks hit by strong yen, lead Asia lower

DALLAS The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed suit in New York against famed Dallas billionaire investors and local land owners and philanthropists Sam and Charles Wyly, accusing them, their attorney and their stockbroker of insider trading.

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Wylys accused of insider trading

Asian stocks sagged on Friday as worries U.S. growth data may surprise on the downside and downbeat comments from a Federal Reserve official gave investors reason to book profits from a steady rally this month.

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Asia stocks slip on U.S. worries

DALLAS: Famed Dallas billionaire investors Sam and Charles Wyly made US$550 million in undisclosed profits through 13 years of insider trading in the shares of companies on whose boards they served, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission law…

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8. Billionaire investors accused of making US$550mil through insider trading

DALLAS: Famed Dallas billionaire investors Sam and Charles Wyly made US$550 million in undisclosed profits through 13 years of insider trading in the shares of companies on whose boards they served, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission law…

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5. Billionaire investors accused of making US$550mil through insider trading

Asian stocks slipped early Friday, after shares on Wall Street fell amid uncertainty about current economic conditions.

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Asian shares slip in early trade after US declines

U.S. stocks erased losses as Goldman Sachs Group Inc

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U.S. Stocks Erase Losses as Shares of Goldman Sachs, Microsoft Advance

Former Galleon Group LLC trader Zvi Goffer, who is accused of conspiring in a vast insider-trading case, was denied a bid to obtain documents and materials from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to defend himself.

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Ex-Galleon Trader Goffer Loses Bid for SEC Materials for Criminal Defense

U.S. stocks erased gains as declines in technology and consumer-staples shares wiped out an early advance triggered by better-than-estimated earnings and a drop in jobless claims.

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U.S. Stocks Erase Gains as Technology, Consumer Shares Retreat

Stocks rose Thursday after upbeat earnings reports and a modest drop in claims for unemployment benefits renewed some optimism about the economy.

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Stocks up on earnings, drop in unemployment claims