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LATEST & HOT NEWS ONCURRENT NEWS ITEM: FTSE REMAINS UNDER PRESSURE AFTER US DATAFTSE remains under pressure after US data
Shares in London sank further in bear market territory on Friday after closely watched US economic data intensified fears about the extent of the global slowdown.
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