Economics
Stocks, Commodities, Euro Drop on Economic Growth Concern
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Stocks and commodities dropped while Treasuries rose for a third day after European and Chinese manufacturing contracted and FedEx Corp. predicted slower growth, undermining confidence in the global economy.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index slipped 0.7 percent, the most in two weeks, to 1,392.78 at 4 p.m. in New York and the Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell for a fourth straight day, tumbling