Asia shares down after earnings caution sets in
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged lower on Monday and other riskier assets such as commodities fell as investors remained cautious about the outlook for the global economy and corporate earnings despite better-than-expected U. S. jobs numbers at the end of last week. Wall Street stocks dipped late on Friday as an unexpected drop in the U. S. unemployment rate was overshadowed by concerns about the earnings season — which kicks off with Alcoa Inc on Tuesday — and S&P 500 futures traded in Asia were down a touch on Monday. "Although the U. S. . . .
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