NEW YORK: Global stocks and the dollar fell o n W ednesday as weak U.S. economic data and concerns about Europe's long-simmering debt crisis weighed on sentiment.
Investors snapped up safe-haven assets such as gold and government debt. Oil prices eased after initially rising on U.S. government data that showed U.S. crude edged down 191,000 barrels last week for a second straight week of declines.
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