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Asian benchmarks tumble, looking to earnings, central banks

by AP Business Writer
| July 31, 2020 12:03 AM

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares tumbled Friday as reports showed layoffs of American workers are persisting at high levels after the U.S. economy contracted at a nearly 33% annual pace in the spring, the worst quarter on record.

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