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Stocks have had a rough day in the final session of August. After a sell-off in China hurt investor sentiment in Europe, US equity markets opened lower and have failed to bounce halfway through the day. As of 1:30, the NASDAQ is off 1.39% to 2,000, followed by a 1.22% dip in the S&P [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Monday as concerns about the global economy’s health weighed on Wall Street following a sell-off in Chinese equities.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Monday as concerns about the global economy’s health weighed on Wall Street following a sell-off in Chinese equities.

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co on Monday agreed to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc for $4 billion in the biggest media deal of the year, banking on Marvel’s roster of superheroes to broaden its lineup of movie franchises that appeal to boys.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks declined on Monday, pressured as a sharp drop in Chinese equities led to weakness in the energy sector.

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co agreed buy Marvel Entertainment Inc for $4 billion in a deal that would add characters such as Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four to its entertainment empire.

Walt Disney has unveiled a surprise $4bn bid for Marvel Entertainment, ending a deal-making drought in the media sector

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Monday as Chinese equities dropped sharply and commodities fell on concerns that asset prices have run ahead of the economic realities.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of Marvel Entertainment soared more than 25 percent in premarket trade after Walt Disney Co announced it will acquire the company and its library of characters including Spider-Man, Iron Man and the X-Men.

(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday for the last session of the month, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.78 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.77 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.87 percent at 0825 GMT (4:25 a.m. EDT).

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy does not need a second fiscal stimulus package, instead the government should cut spending over the next two years, according to a survey of business economists released on Monday.