U.S. stock futures slide as China angst rattles risk appetite, despite strong U.S. retail sales

U.S. stock index futures were lower early Tuesday after interest rate cuts by the People’s Bank of China failed to salve investors’ concerns about weakening activity in the world’s second biggest economy, even in the face of strong retail sales data for July in America.

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On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose 26 points, or 0.07%, to 35308, the S&P 500 SPX increased 26 points, or 0.58%, to 4490, and the Nasdaq Composite COMP gained 143 points, or 1.05%, to 13788.

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