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Argentina pledges to repay the entire $6.7bn of defaulted debt still owed to foreign investors after the 2001-2002 crisis.

Russian stocks tumble and the rouble weakens as the military conflict between Russia and Georgia hits foreign investors.

Barclays says it is planning to raise £4.5bn from foreign investors in a share issue to bolster its balance sheet.

The economy of the Democratic Republic of Congo depends on its natural resources of copper, gold, diamonds and cobalt to fuel the mining industry.

Yet the country is still incredibly impoverished. Mining has devastated many sectors of the population since the colonial era — but foreign investors are hoping it can finally boost the struggling economy.

Stocks held near session highs Friday afternoon, helped by blowout quarterly results from Research in Motion and news that Merrill Lynch may sell a stake in the brokerage to foreign investors.

Markets fell overnight in Europe and Asia after the Dow Jones industrial average plummeted more than 350 points, suffering its third big loss in a month.

Oil prices are at a record high and the dollar is historically low. Foreign investors may question why to put money into the U.S. economy.