Asia stocks down as U.S. debt deadline nears By: MarketWatch October 15, 2013 at 23:05 PM EDT Equities across Asia lose ground as investors watch to see if Washington will craft a deal to raise the debt ceiling in time to meet Thursday’s deadline. Read More >> Related Stocks: China Mobile Hong Kong Ltd HSBC Holdings Plc ADR Li & Fung Ltd ADR Softbank Corp Ord Standard & Poors 500 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.