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Tweeting the market plunge

With world markets experiencing losses, Twitter chimed in on the global economic panic.

A dip in Chinese stocks on Monday has sent other world markets sliding, with the Dow Jones falling more than 1,000 points at its open.

China’s main index dropped 8.5 percent — its biggest one-day drop since 2007 — in the wake of concerns about a slowdown in the country’s economy.

Here’s a brief Twitter history of Monday’s chaotic morning and afternoon:

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

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