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LONDON - World markets fell sharply Friday following a huge sell-off on Wall Street and amid fears that Europe's debt crisis could spread and derail the global economic recovery.
BRUSSELS - The 16 leaders of the euro zone meet in Brussels Friday to finalize the Greek rescue plan and assess how such financial crises can be avoided in the future.
The Dow Jones industrial average had one of the most turbulent trading days in its history and suffered its biggest intraday loss.
NEW YORK - The euro sank to a 14-month low near $1.25 Thursday as the stock market plummeted on a lack of confidence in European leaders' ability to contain the debt crisis.
WASHINGTON - The two leading architects of the financial bailout made the case Thursday that Congress must give regulators more power to curb risk-taking on Wall Street.
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