<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081016/bs_afp/stockseuropeclose"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081016/capt.cps.nxn99.161008175916.photo00.photo.default-512x351.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=IGa9ckxA5WPXCnZzCh GXtw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A man walks past an ATM machine of French Bank BNP Paribas in Paris. European stock markets suffered sharp losses for a second straight day Thursday as recession clouds deepened over the US economy.(AFP/Boris Horvat)" border="0" /></a>AFP - European stock markets suffered sharp losses for a second straight day Thursday as recession clouds deepened over the US economy.</p><br clear="all"/>

View the entire article: European exchanges suffer big losses, London sheds 5.35%
(AFP)