Uncertainty on Wall St as US stocks fall
Stocks in the US fell overnight, erasing an early rally, on evidence of a slowdown in growth in the US services sector.
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World equities slide overnight
Equities slid overnight amid further signs of economic weakness in China, Europe and the US.
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World shares get mixed messages overnight
US share prices were mixed as higher-than-estimated growth in construction spending and manufacturing offset a drop in energy shares.
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