LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: NPRs business news starts with global markets heading south.</s>LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: Asian markets ended sharply lower today and European markets are also down.</s>LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: Asian investors turned cautious after yesterdays fall in U.S. stock prices. And Europeans are worried about a looming financial crisis in some E.U. nations, including Greece.</s>LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: Global markets are also awaiting news today from the U.S., including the monthly jobs report.
Asian markets ended sharply lower Friday, and European markets were also down. Asian investors turned cautious after Thursday's fall in U.S. stock prices. And Europeans are worried about a looming financial crisis in some E.U. nations, including Greece. Global markets are also awaiting news Friday from the U.S., including the monthly jobs report.