Monday, April 30, 2012

Europe anxiety drives down futures, Wal-Mart slides

File image of the Nasdaq Composite stock market index seen inside their studios at Times Square in New YorkNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures slid on Monday on renewed anxiety over how Europe would tackle its sovereign debt crisis while Wal-Mart shares fell after a report about a stymied probe into bribery allegations. The Netherlands government failed to agree on budget cuts over the weekend, making elections in the core euro zone member almost unavoidable and cast doubt on the country's support for future euro zone measures. German manufacturing shrank at its fastest pace in nearly three years in April, denting hopes it can drive growth in the euro zone. ...


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