Weak factories data weigh on shares; oil slips

By Michael Connor NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street stock prices slid on Wednesday, dragged down by economic reports portraying U.S. factory growth as tepid and China in its worst manufacturing contraction since the global financial crisis. The data aggravated investor anxieties that global economic growth might be sputtering, sapped a rally in European equities and gave Asian stock markets their worst day in months. Prices of U.S. Treasuries eased, while oil prices declined as much as 4 percent