US Stocks Plunge 3% on Recession Fears
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(Worthy News) – Stock markets in Japan fell Thursday, but not as drastically as the plummets experienced by U.S. markets a day earlier that amplified recession fears.
Tokyo’s Nikkei index closed down 1.2% Thursday while elsewhere in Asia, China’s Shanghai Composite Index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng were about even in late trading.
U.S. market futures pointed to slight gains Thursday, rebounding from Wednesday’s trading that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard and Poors 500 and Nasdaq all down 3%. [ Source: VOA News (Read More…) ]
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