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US markets fall on more glum corporate news (AFP)

AFP - An expanded bailout for AIG and more bad news across corporate America sent US markets falling Monday, as the US Treasury's point man on the banking crisis said the financial system "remains fragile."

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Economic worry hounds Wall Street, Starbucks down late (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks fell in tepid volume on Monday, as investors worried about the outlook for a raft of companies from General Motors to Goldman Sachs in a harsh economic environment, stifling early enthusiasm for a Chinese stimulus plan.

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Wall Street slides on economic, profit worry (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks fell in tepid volume on Monday, as investors worried about the outlook for a raft of companies from General Motors to Goldman Sachs in a harsh economic environment, stifling early enthusiasm for a Chinese stimulus plan.

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EU moves to regulate rating agencies (AP)

AP - European Union officials are moving toward imposing significant new regulatory burdens on credit ratings agencies, saying they are too important for the stability of the world's financial markets for EU officials to ignore any longer.

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Wall St. slips on economic concerns (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks fell on Monday, as investors worried about the outlook for companies, including General Motors and Goldman Sachs , given the global economic downturn and enthusiasm for China's deep-pocketed stimulus plan faded.

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