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Stock markets around the world continued to slide Friday as a last minute Santa Rally continued to look increasingly unlikely. Adding to worries triggered by the Federal Reserve, President Trump is refusing to sign a stopgate spending bill unless he gets border wall funding, sparking fears of a weekend government shutdown. U.S Defense Secretary James Mattis, largely seen as a moderating influence on the president, also resigned overnight,