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Urgent: U.S. stocks plunge amid global rout, mixed data

Xinhua, August 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks plummeted amid mixed economic reports Thursday, as a broad-based sell-off around the world triggered worries about a slowdown in global growth.

Both the Dow and the S&P 500 slumped about 2.1 percent, while the Nasdaq dived 2.8 percent. Enditem