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End to Fed stimulus, China slowdown spark world sell-off
LONDON - The clear signal from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it will soon stop pumping money into the global economy and data pointing to Chinese growth slowing sparked sharp falls in bonds, shares and commodities on Thursday.
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French watchdog tells Google to change privacy policy
PARIS - France's data protection watchdog ordered Google on Thursday to change its privacy policy or face fines, leading a Europe-wide push to get the Internet giant to clarify its intentions and methods for collecting user data.
Exclusive: British investors step back from executive pay battle
LONDON - Investors in Britain's largest companies have rowed back on the protests over pay which most readily symbolized public distaste over perceived corporate greed during last year's 'shareholder spring'.
Lehman Europe creditors to get further $5.5 billion payout
LONDON - More than 1,000 creditors of the European operations of failed U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers will share a 3.5 billion pound ($5.5 billion) payout next week, its administrators said on Thursday.
China factory activity hits nine month low, policy action eyed
BEIJING - China's factory activity weakened to a nine-month low in June as demand faltered, a preliminary survey showed, heightening the risk of a sharper second quarter slowdown and increasing the heat on the central bank to loosen policy. | Video
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| DOW | 15,112.19 |  -206.04 |
-1.35% |
| S&P 500 | 1,628.93 | -22.88 |
-1.39% |
| NASDAQ | 3,443.20 | -38.98 |
-1.12% |
| TR US Index | 147.76 | -2.04 |
-1.36% |
Sector Summary
| Energy | -0.54% |
| Basic Materials | -1.59% |
| Industrials | -1.06% |
| Cyclical Goods & Services | -1.07% |
| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services | -1.08% |
| Financials | -1.11% |
| Healthcare | -0.87% |
| Technology | -0.37% |
| Telecoms | -1.01% |
| Utilities | -0.85% |
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