U.S. shares, oil prices slump as China virus fears spread
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. shares and crude prices dropped on Friday and 10-year U.S. treasury yields fell to their lowest point in about three months amid concerns that a spreading virus from China would curb travel and hurt economic demand.MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe shed 0.42%, weighed down by Wall Street.But European shares gained, as the STOXX 600 index rose 0.86%, after some encouraging regional economic data.U.S. health officials confirmed a second U.S. case of the new..