World stocks routed on fears for economy
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World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors that a deteriorating U.S. economy would drag others down with it.
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Wall Street pulled back sharply after an unexpected contraction in the service sector rekindled investorsâ worry that the economy is headed for recession.
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U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday in the latest leg of a global equities sell-off as investors' diminishing appetite for risk drove them to safer assets like bonds.
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Stocks fell sharply on Thursday as data signalling strength in the economy raised concerns about the outlook for interest rates and investors opted to lock in profits ahead of a long U.S. holiday weekend.
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Stocks slumped Tuesday on worries about economic growth, sending the Dow to its biggest point drop since the day the market reopened after the September 11 attacks. A slump in world markets exacerbated concerns that Wall Street is due for a selloff after a nearly eight-month rally that has seen record highs.
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Wall Street stocks fell sharply on Friday after weak employment data raised fears that the US economy could tip into recession, capping a torrid start to 2008 for US equities.
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Stocks slid sharply on Tuesday, joining a global equity rout on fears of a U.S. recession and pushing the Nasdaq into bear market territory.
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Oil prices surged and U.S. stock markets dipped as investors worried about fallout from the assassination of Benazir Bhutto as well as a batch of weak economic data.
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Stocks tumbled across Asia as panicky investors feared a U.S. recession could derail global economic growth, and a sharp drop in U.S. stock index futures pointed to heavy selling in New York later on Tuesday.
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World stocks fell sharply on Monday,  battered by fears of U.S. recession and investor disappointment  about a fiscal rescue plan promoted by the U.S. administration.
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World stocks made small gains and currency markets traded in a narrow range on Monday as many investors avoided taking strong positions during the U.S. Labor Day holiday with its accompanying lack of key economic news.
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Stocks slid on Thursday as data showing a sharp contraction of regional factory activity and news of a hefty loss by brokerage Merrill Lynch fanned worries about the economy.
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Steep losses in global stock markets  accelerated in Asia and Europe on Wednesday as Wall St recorded  its biggest drop since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the  United States and as volatility measures skyrocketed.
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Asian stocks fall for a second day, reflecting fears that a weak U.S. economy could derail growth worldwide; futures point to sharp drop on Wall St.
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Stocks slid on Friday as investors  sold shares on concerns about increasing risk aversion in  global financial markets.
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Financial markets around  the world were in freefall Monday, signaling a looming global  recession, led by an economic decline in the U.S., and the  return of a bear market in major territories.
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Global stock markets slip on fears about China, with the UK's FTSE 100 posting its biggest drop in nine months.