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With no concrete action in Europe, stocks slump

European leaders Thursday promised to keep tackling the debt ­crisis, but the markets wanted more. Stocks sank across the US and Europe, the euro fell, and investors dumped bonds issued by Spain and Italy. Investors had been expecting more immediate action from the European Central Bank and were disappointed by the plan’s lack of details.