Recession fears unsettle markets
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Weak manufacturing data and massive losses at Merrill Lynch send US shares tumbling sharply lower.
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Central banks signaled that rises in  interest rates were less certain than they had indicated just a  few weeks ago as weak U.S. housing data sent fresh shivers  through world markets.
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Central banks signaled that rises in interest rates were less certain than they had indicated just a few weeks ago as weak U.S. housing data sent fresh shivers through world markets.
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Global stock markets face an uncertain week after the biggest sell-off in more than four years.
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Fear was back on global stock markets last week as investors worried about the financial and trade imbalances that have built up during years of strong growth for the world economy.
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Investors grew more confident that the Fed will lower interest rates again to ward off recession, but they also wrestled with worries about the upcoming earnings season.
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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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Investors grew more confident that the Fed will lower interest rates again to ward off recession, but they also wrestled with worries about the coming earnings season.
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Business & money: Markets on both sides of the Atlantic take  fright  at data showing weakness in the US and Germany.
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European and US shares fall sharply as poor economic and corporate news adds to fears of a US recession.
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Fears of a US slowdown and mortgage market woes prompt a share slump in Europe, Asia and Wall Street.
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Stock index futures sank on Tuesday as fear of a recession gripped investors, suggesting Wall Street will join a global equities plunge that could usher in a bear market.
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Consumer confidence was knocked off a 2 1/2 year high in March as a recent swoon in worldwide stock markets made people feel less secure about the economy's prospects and their own financial fortunes.
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The stock market's continued uncertainty last week may have made investors want to tune out.
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Hopes that healthy local economies might escape the force of a U.S. recession evaporated and fear gripped investors instead.
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Global stock markets  tumble amid growing fears of a recession in the US, and are heading for big losses.
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A slew of private equity deals already under financing pressure from the credit crunch now face added concerns over a potential recession.