Shanghai, Korea Stocks Pull Asia Down

Rene Mensen

Shanghai, Korea Stocks Pull Asia Down (CNBC Asia-Pacific)

Asian shares slipped today, despite upbeat global economic data as profit-taking occurred amid low trading volumes. Japanese markets remained closed and will resume trading on Jan. 6. The Asian equity downturn followed the Dow posting its worst day in two months yesterday, with better-than-expected manufacturing reports in the United States and Europe failing to offer much comfort.

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Paul Dykewicz is the editor of StockInvestor.com and the editorial director of Eagle Financial Publications in Washington, D.C. He writes and edits for the website, as well as edits investment newsletters, time-sensitive trading alerts and other reports published by Eagle. He also is an accomplished, award-winning journalist who has written for Dow Jones, USA Today and other publications, as well as served as business editor of a daily newspaper in Baltimore. In addition, Paul is the author of the inspirational book, "Holy Smokes! Golden Guidance from Notre Dame's Championship Chaplain." He received his MBA in finance from Johns Hopkins University, where he was a two-time president of the school's Finance Club. In addition, Paul has a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in journalism from Michigan State University. Outside of work, Paul volunteers with a faith-based organization to assist the poor in Southeast Washington, D.C., to learn personal finance skills to lift themselves out of debt.