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To: Cindy; Ernest_at_the_Beach; calljack; lainie; BurbankKarl; pollywog; Brad's Gramma; A CA Guy; ...
Thanks for the Ping, Cindy.

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USGS still has the North Korea underground nuclear test listed as a 4.7 Magnitude earthquake.



Magnitude 4.7 - NORTH KOREA 2009 May 25 00:54:43 UTC



Excerpted article from Reuters:

South Korea markets hit by North Korea nuclear test


Sun May 24, 2009 11:49pm EDT
By Park Jung-youn and Yoo Choonsik

SEOUL (Reuters) - Seoul stocks fell sharply and the won slipped against the dollar on concerns North Korea's nuclear test early on Monday could sap investor confidence in the South Korean markets and economy.

The main Seoul stock market's benchmark KOSPI fell 2.22 percent by 0326 GMT (11:26 p.m. EDT Sunday), although recouping much of its early more than 6 percent dip. The won was down 1 percent on the day at 1,259.9 per dollar.

North Korea said it successfully conducted a nuclear test on Monday, a move certain to further isolate the impoverished state which argues it has no choice but to build an atomic arsenal to protect itself in a hostile world ...

Excerpted. Continues: South Korea markets hit by North Korea nuclear test

42 posted on 05/24/2009 9:36:46 PM PDT by bd476
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To: bd476

Thank you bd476 for your post.


44 posted on 05/24/2009 9:49:39 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: bd476

Thanks.


51 posted on 05/24/2009 10:17:47 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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