Stock markets clipped their losses, turning mixed in the final minutes of trading as investors positioned themselves for Friday’s release of December unemployment numbers.

Leftover gloom from the holidays dragged down stock markets a day after suffering their worst losses in more than a month.

A day after suffering their worst losses in more than a month, stock markets headed lower as retail stores reported a bleak holiday shopping season.

Economic worries and grim reports sent markets down in the Asia-Pacific region despite stimulus measures.

Economic worries and grim reports sent markets down in the Asia-Pacific region despite stimulus measures.

EMC, the world’s biggest maker of corporate storage equipment, posted higher profit as international sales grew 27 percent and U.S. sales rose 10 percent.

BOSTON (Reuters) - EMC Corp , the world’s biggest maker of corporate storage equipment, posted higher quarterly profit on Wednesday as international sales grew 27 percent and U.S. sales rose 10 percent.

Diane Greene, the former chief executive and co-founder of VMware, had been pushing hard for the company to be spun off early next year.

EMC Corporation, the top maker of corporate data storage equipment, reported strong revenue growth in both overseas and American markets.