Chinese official declared that the world economy faces a worse situation than in 2008 when Lehman Brothers collapsed.

Factories stall worldwide, U.S. jobless claims rise
Reuters – 5 minutes ago
..By Ross Finley and Emily Kaiser

LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Manufacturing activity is contracting across Europe and most of Asia, data showed on Thursday, and a Chinese official declared that the world economy faces a worse situation than in 2008 when Lehman Brothers collapsed.

Factory activity shrank even further in the euro zone, reinforcing the view that the debt-strapped region is in recession, [...]