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Global stock market slumped because of fears of a recession and concerns that hopes

for artificial intelligence have been

unrealistically high. America's Dale Jones, Industrial Average and

SMP 500 Index, suffered their sharpest declines in almost two years, falling by 2.6%

over 1,000 points and 3% respectively.

The stocks Europe 600 dropped by 2.2% at closing.

Topics, Japan's benchmark index plunged by 12%.

Demand for bonds is surging as investors look to pile into safer assets.

A judge in Washington, D.C. awarded America's Justice Department a victory over Google, ruling that the

tech giant violated antitrust laws to dominate online search. The judge agreed

that Google's actions, paying billions to Apple and other

companies to be the default search engine on their platforms, created a barrier to

entry for competitors. The case is one of several big antitrust suits

America's government has launched.

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