Asia markets retreat as autos fall; Europe down

BANGKOK (AP) -- Asian markets retreated Wednesday as Japanese automakers fell on Toyota's big loss and investors waited for a U.S. employment report to shed light on how quickly the world's biggest economy can recover. European markets were mostly lower. Doubts about whether the massive rally in stocks since early March was justified by economic reality have been pushed to the sidelines as signs emerged that the global recession is easing. But gains overnight on Wall Street - driven by re

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