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A 7 percent drop in Chinese shares halted trading in Shanghai and dragged down stock markets around the world. As Sonia Legg reports, weak factory data from China meant investors began 2016 with fresh worries over global growth.
Gains by European stocks are held back by a halt in the oil price rally, which followed indications of an agreement by leading producers to freeze output. As Joel Flynn reports, worries about the global economic outlook linger on.
European shares have plunged to 16-month lows, extending an aggressive sell-off, was investors shed risky assets on persistent concern over the pace of growth. Grace Pascoe reports.
The first trading day of the year was marked by red arrows, with the markets down sharply after weak Chinese data stoked investor fears. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Wall Street falls sharply after weak economic data from China. Shartia Brantley reports.
European stock markets extended their losing streak on Thursday, with benchmark indexes in Frankfurt and London hitting seven-month lows as fears of a global slowdown took hold. As Sonia Legg reports, minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's July meeting dented expectations for a rate hike in mid-September, amid worries over lagging inflation and slowing growth in China.