Global markets sink on growth concerns, Turkey jitters
(WorldNews Turkey)

NEW YORK - Global stocks are sinking Wednesday as an unexpected drop in profits for Chinese tech giant Tencent has investors worrying about economic growth. Oil and copper prices are falling. Technology and energy companies are taking some of the worst losses in the U.S. Retailers are falling despite solid results from Macy´s and an overall increase in retail sales in July. KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index slid 25 points, or 0.9 percent, to 2,813 as of 10 a.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 240 points, or 1 percent, to 25,058. The Nasdaq composite dropped 84 points, or 1.1 percent, to 7,786. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks sank 14...