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Global Markets Plunge

A wave of selling gutted Asian and European markets on Oct. 24 as dismal corporate profit reports and poor economic news pushed major exchanges to near double-digit percentage losses.

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Recession Fears Drive Down Global Markets
Article | TOKYO, Oct. 24 -- A recession-driven wave of selling gutted Asian and European markets Friday, with tumbling corporate profit reports and poor economic news from the United Kingdom pushing major exchanges to near double-digit percentage losses.
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