Stock markets around the world tumbled, with the Dow industrials falling to their lows of the year, and government bonds rallied Wednesday as fears about the health of the global economy deepened. Investors have been concerned about softness in Europe, Japan and China for months. And while U.S. growth has remained buoyant, it is unclear whether it can withstand the drag from overseas. Slower economic growth dims the prospects for corporate profit growth, a driver of stock-market gains. The Dow dropped 187 points, or 1.1%, to 17,427 and the S&P 500 lost 12 points, or 0.6%, to 2,011.
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