Global stocks slip as virus outbreaks dim hopes for rebound

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares and U.S. futures are mostly lower as expanding coronavirus outbreaks dim hopes for a speedy recovery. Benchmarks were falling in France, Germany and Britain in early Tuesday trading. Shares fell in Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong, while the Shanghai Composite index advanced. Profit-taking erased much of an initial rise for Asian benchmarks after a rally overnight on Wall Street, helped by buying of technology shares. The fallout from the pandemic has sent financial ea