Asia holds breath as U.S. fiscal talks go to wire

Asian stocks started new year trading with tentative gains as investors anxiously wait to see if the U.S. Congress can strike a last-minute compromise and avert the harsh “fiscal cliff” tax rises and spending cuts that are technically already in force. The U.S. Senate early on Tuesday passed a b…

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Asia holds breath as U.S. fiscal talks go to wire