U.S. stock prices fell sharply Monday, following conflicts in the Middle East, and weaker economies in China and in Europe. U.S. stocks started the new year with the most selling of stocks and investments since September 2015, reported CBS News. Stocks lost between 2 percent and 3 percent in trading. The weaker economy in China “reignited fears of a global slowdown,” according to Reuters. Chinese stocks fell about 7 percent Monday. This caused officials to halt trading for the day to stop the falls on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges. It was the first time China used a “circuit breaker,” said CBS News. A “circuit breaker” in a stock exchange stops trading that happens when investors panic and sell too much in too short a time. Reports showed that Chinese manufacturers are not producing as much as before. Investors say China’s economic growth is slowing. China is the world’s second-largest economy and a key market for many other nations.
Title: Markets React Badly to World News, China Troubles
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data-start-time='22625' data-end-time='28688'>Stocks lost between 2 percent and 3 percent in trading.</span> <span data-start-time='28688' data-end-time='36625'>The weaker economy in China “reignited fears of a global slowdown,” according to Reuters.</span> <span data-start-time='36625' data-end-time='41167'>Chinese stocks fell about 7 percent Monday. </span> <span data-start-time='41167' data-end-time='51188'>This caused officials to halt trading for the day to stop the falls on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges.</span> <span data-start-time='51188' data-end-time='57333'>It was the first time China used a “circuit breaker,” said CBS News. </span> <span data-start-time='57333' data-end-time='68354'>A “circuit breaker” in a stock exchange stops trading that happens when investors panic and sell too much in too short a time.</span> <span data-start-time='68354' data-end-time='75479'>Reports showed that Chinese manufacturers are not producing as much as before. </span> <span data-start-time='75479' data-end-time='80125'>Investors say China’s economic growth is slowing.</span> <span data-start-time='80125' data-end-time='86271'>China is the world’s second-largest economy and a key market for many other nations.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/736/market_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=4954 data-hint-location='28688' 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