Fall in U.S. retail sales dampens world stock market rally
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The steepest decline in U.S. retail sales since 2009 in December halted a broad rally in world stock markets on Thursday and pushed investors into the safety of government bonds. European shares fell 0.3 percent after earlier touching three-month highs. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 15.5 points, or 0.06 percent, to 25,527.77, the S&P 500 gained 0.8 points, or 0.03 percent, to 2,753.83 and the Nasdaq Composite added 23.80 points, or 0.32 percent, to..