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Egyptian Vulture, White Scavenger Vulture or Pharaoh's Chicken (Neophron percnopterus) in the Zoo of Madrid, Spain.

Markets are sliding early in the European trading session.

England's FTSE 100 is down 1.0%.

France's CAC 40 is down 0.9%.

Germany's DAX is down 1.1%.

Spain's IBEX is down 0.2%.

Italy's FTS MIB is down 0.9%.

Earlier this morning, we learned that business confidence as measured by the Ifo index, tick up for a third straight month.

Here's an intraday look at the Euro Stoxx 50, which is down 1%:

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