Asia Markets Slide Downward Again on Falling Oil Prices

Another day of low oil prices on the global markets has led to another day of serious losses across Asian stock indexes Wednesday. Japan's benchmark Nikkei index lost a staggering 3.4 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng and Australia's S&P/ASX indexes both finished down over two percent. Wednesday's losses also spread to Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei and Auckland. Investors have been pulling out of the markets in droves due to fears the global economy is on the verge of...

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