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A crew member stands near shipping containers on the prow of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Triple-E Class container ship, operated by A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, as it arrives at the port of Aarhus. — A crew member stands near shipping containers on the prow of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Triple-E Class container ship, operated by A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, as it arrives at the port of Aarhus.
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By Christian Wienberg

November 8, 2015 at 6:00 AM EST

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November 9, 2015 at 10:01 AM EST

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The world’s economy is growing at a slower pace than the International Monetary Fund and other large forecasters are predicting.

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