A person wearing a protective mask stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, in Tokyo. Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday after Wall Street closed out another bumpy week with a mixed performance. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
February 20, 2023
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February 20, 2023 2 a.m.
World shares mostly higher as inflation worries dog Wall St
Recent data have revived worries that inflation is not cooling as quickly as hoped. That has shaken hopes the Federal Reserve might take it easier on interest rate hikes and avoid tipping the economy into recession.