BRUSSELS: Fears of another crisis spiral for the world economy deepened Friday after the Portuguese parliament defeated a government austerity plan, triggering renewed concern that the financial crisis in that country and in Greece could spread through the euro zone and spill across its borders.
Spooked investors worldwide were fleeing risky assets like stocks.
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