Shoppers, by early indications, are doing their part for Black Friday. At the Mall at Wellington Green in Palm Beach County, Fla., free bags of breakfast for the first 500 patrons were gone within 20 minutes after stores opened at 6 a.m.

  A roundup of financial and business news breaking before the opening bell on Wall Street.

  A wave of contagion selling sweeps across Asia markets Friday, with banking giant HSBC Holdings among the hardest hit, as investors scramble to piece together how much exposure regional lenders have to financial troubles in Dubai.

  U.S. stock-market futures were trading sharply lower on Friday as debt problems for Dubai World spread concern across markets worldwide, and as traders nervously waited to see how a shortened Wall Street session would unfold after the Thanksgiving holiday.

  European shares edge higher on Friday as investors start to pick up shares in some companies battered in the previous session.

  In a MarketWatch article published Nov. 26, Safestore Holdings was incorrectly identified as a real estate investment trust.

  The U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen trim gains but remain higher versus major rivals Friday, benefiting from their safe-haven status in the face of mounting worries Friday over the potential financial fallout from Dubai's debt problem.

  Shrugging off their 3.2% retreat on Thursday, shares in London stabilize as investors further assess the fallout from Dubai's debt difficulties.

  Among the shares expected to see active trading in Friday’s session are AIG, Incyte, ING, Tiffany and Toyota.

  Analysts on Friday warn of the potential wider impact of Dubai’s financial woes on emerging markets as investors look again at the level of risk they are willing to take.