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AP - European stocks fell Thursday, giving up earlier gains earlier in the day, amid persistent unease about the global economy and as U.S. stocks fell in early trading. Major Asian markets retreated for a third day.

FT.com - London equities reversed early gains on Thursday as Wall Street fell sharply on opening. More Info...  

FT.com - London equities started to recover on Thursday as investors looked for bargains after two days of selling. Strong earnings news from Reuters and British American Tobacco also helped lift the gloom. More Info...  

Business - European Economy Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market drifted to a flat close Wednesday as resource stocks clawed back some gains and traders looked for direction after the TSX fell 2.7 per cent Tuesday in the wake of a big drop on China's main stock market. More Info...  

FT.com - The FTSE 100 could not hold ground above the 6,200 mark on Wednesday, as Wall Street stocks edged higher in choppy trading. More Info...  

FT.com - The FTSE 100 could not hold ground above the 6,200 mark in afternoon exchanges, as US indices stayed around the flatline in cautious trade. Mining stocks, banks and oil majors all fell. More Info...  

FT.com - The FTSE 100 moved off session lows in midday trade, as US indices made modest gains on Wall Street, but mining stocks, banks and oil majors all fell. More Info...  

AP - Inflation in the 13 nations that share the euro currency slowed by more than expected to 1.8 percent in January, the EU statistics agency said Wednesday, a figure that may undermine the European Central Bank's case for raising interest rates again next month. More Info...  

AFP - Leading European stock markets fell in morning trading on Wednesday, but by less than a sharp setback on Tuesday on fears of a US economic slowdown and an overheated stock market in China, dealers said.

Reuters - European shares trimmed earlier losses on Wednesday as investors sought a floor in a global stock slide that saw Wall St record its biggest drop since the September 11, 2001 attacks.

FT.com - The FTSE 100 moved off session lows in midday trade, as US futures readings pointed to a positive open on Wall Street. But the index stayed under the flatline as mining stocks, banks and oil majors all fell. More Info...  

FT.com - Stock markets took another hit on Wednesday as European equities moved lower, after indices plunged across Asia and in the US. More Info...  

FT.com - The FTSE 100 continued its retreat on Thursday, wiping out the index's entire gains for the year in just two days. More Info...  

Business - European Economy FT.com - Mining stocks bore the brunt of an aggressive sell-off that saw the FTSE 100 register its biggest one-day percentage fall since June last year. More Info...  

FT.com - Mining stocks bore the brunt of an aggressive sell-off that saw the FTSE 100 register its biggest one-day percentage fall since June last year. More Info...  

AFP - The leading shares index slumped to its lowest level for nearly four weeks as concerns over slowing economic growth in China and the US sent commodity stocks into a tailspin.

AFP - Europe's main stock markets suffered heavy falls as investors fretted over plummeting share prices in Shanghai, high oil prices and a suicide blast in Afghanistan, dealers said Tuesday.

FT.com - The FTSE moved sharply lower on Tuesday following the shock retreat in Chinese stocks overnight. More Info...  

AFP - Negotiating relationships between major economic powers have improved in recent weeks as they attempt to reach a breakthrough in World Trade Organisation talks, European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson said in an interview published on Tuesday.

AFP - European Union efforts to abolish barriers against hostile takeovers within the 27-nation community have failed, the European Commission will warn in a report out on Tuesday, the Financial Times said.