"U.S. Stocks Slip After Oil-Fueled Rally: Stock market closed early Thursday ahead of Christmas holiday" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12/24
"Chinese shares drop as Beijing acts to cool insurers' buying spree/Shares in China fell Thursday as Beijing made an apparent attempt to cool domestic insurers' buying frenzy, which has helped boost the market 4% so far this month." MarketWatch 12/24
"European stocks slip, but on track for weekly gain/European stocks mostly edged lower at the start of Thursday's holiday-shortened session, but still looked set to book gains for the week." MarketWatch 12/24
