08-03-2016 23:31 via news.yahoo.com

World equities fall on fresh China fears; oil sinks

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - World stock markets declined on Tuesday after weak data from China reignited concerns about a slowing global economy and oil prices pulled back from recent sharp gains. China's February trade performance was worse than economists expected, with exports tumbling the most in over six years, days after leaders sought to reassure investors the outlook for the world's second-largest economy remains solid. "The data this morning has dampened sentiment more
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