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Global Markets Reel

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After U.S. downgrade.

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Global stocks tumbled again Monday as the U.S. credit-rating downgrade by S&P sent jitters through markets. The worries outweighed relief that the European Central Bank pledged to buy up Italian and Spanish bonds to help the two countries avoid defaults.

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