A man uses a mobile phone in front of an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, November 20, 2014. Asian stocks faltered Thursday as China's manufacturing weakened and the latest Fed minutes reminded investors that U.S. interest rates are likely to rise next year. Japan's Nikkei 225 closed at 17,300.86 Thursday. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Photo)
