Stock Markets Plunge Worldwide
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Stock markets around the world plummeted today, as a financial crisis that began in the market for U.S. home mortgages spread to almost all corners of the global economy.
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Business & money: Beijing's latest attempt to curb boom sends stock markets falling across Europe and Asia.
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Major Asian stock markets fell as much as 8 percent 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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Global stocks tumbled on Wednesday as fears about the impact of U.S. home owners falling behind with mortgage payments hit financial shares, prompting money to flow into safe-haven government bonds.
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Global market turmoil extended into a second week as European and Asian markets tumbled Monday in the wake of Wall Street's drop on Friday amid persistent worries about a possible U.S. Â and worldwide Â economic slowdown.
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With stock markets around the world falling last week, New Yorkers cut back on the essentials, like dry-cleaning their sheets.
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The stock market plunged as investors were hit by fresh worries over declining consumer confidence, falling house prices, shrinking profits and uncertainty.
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Share prices in Tokyo and Hong Kong fall more than 2% as  anxiety continues over world economic prospects.
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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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European and Asian stock markets suffered further heavy falls on Monday as worries about a US recession continued to erode investor confidence.
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Worries about the global economy rattled stock markets around the world this week, paring billions from the value of investorsâ holdings.
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Global stock markets tumbled on Friday on fears that the US economy was facing a sharp slowdown as the first monthly fall in employment in four years made an interest rate cut this month all but certain.
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European stock markets tumbled in early trading in the wake of steep losses in New York and Asia and a fresh surge in oil prices to record high levels.
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Global stock markets fall after a sharp rise in US bond yields, stoking fears of higher borrowing costs.
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A worsening outlook for the world economy drove global stock markets sharply lower on Tuesday and intensified speculation about an emergency US interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
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Markets in London, Paris and Frankfurt plunge on fears that China's stellar growth could slow.
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Stock markets fall worldwide while oil, gold and bond prices rise after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.