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signaling equities will slide for a third time

in four days amid renewed skepticism over global growth. We check the markets every 15 minutes

throughout the trading day on Bloomberg. S&P E-Many Futures down 12 points,

Dowie Many Futures down 99,

and Nasdaq E-Many's down 22.

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