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BloombergDec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks and U.S. index futures advanced after U.S. President-elect Barack Obama pledged the biggest public works program in about 50 years and India lowered interest rates.
Komatsu Ltd., the world’s No. 2 maker of construction machinery, jumped 11 percent after Obama said he’s planning the largest spending package since President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the interstate highway system.
Tata Motors Ltd., India’s biggest truckmaker, rose 9.7 percent as the government unveiled a $4 billion stimulus plan. Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. surged 17 percent after the financial secretary said a plan permitting Chinese to buy the city’s shares is still on track.
“Governments, not only the U.S., must spend to replace the growth that will be lost from weak consumer spending,” said Jonathan Ravelas, a strategist at Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. in Manila, which has more than $6 billion in trust assets under management. “Investors have been waiting for this kind of stimulus to cushion the effects of a global slowdown.
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"Komatsu, which counts the Americas as its biggest overseas market, jumped 11 percent to 1,007 yen, snapping a five-day, 21 percent decline."
Just who the hell do they think is going to be building our new roads, and with whose equipment? Caterpillar or John Deere maybe?
Sorry Asia, we don't need your stinkin' equipment or trucks!