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<p>A woman uses her mobile phone in front of a screen showing the falling Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at Mirae Asset building in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. Asian stocks faced sharp losses early Friday following a precipitous session of trading of Wall Street sparked by fears that a global recession may already be under way. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p>

<p>A woman uses her mobile phone in front of a screen showing the falling Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at Mirae Asset building in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. Asian stocks faced sharp losses early Friday following a precipitous session of trading of Wall Street sparked by fears that a global recession may already be under way. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p>

September 23, 2011

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Dow falls on fears about economy
September 23, 2011 9 p.m.

Dow falls on fears about economy

NEW YORK - Investors began giving in to fears Thursday that a global recession is already under way, and stock markets shuddered around the world. Selling started in Asia, picked up speed in Europe and sent Wall Street near its worst finish of the year.