GLOBAL MARKETS - Fears for US Economy Send Investors to Safe Havens, Fuel Stock Slump

GLOBAL MARKET - NEW YORK/LONDON. Weak U.S. data reaffirmed investor worries on Friday, fueling a sell-off in global equities and pressuring U.S. Treasury yields to multi-month lows.

Richly valued technology firms took much of the pain, and an index of European bank stocks headed for its largest weekly decline in 17 months on soft earnings.