NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Oil prices tumbled Monday following surprisingly weak China manufacturing data, while global stocks were mixed ahead of key jobs data, earnings and central bank announcements. China’s closely-watched Purchasing Managers’ Index of manufacturing activity shrank in July as the result of weak demand and the strict zero-Covid measures imposed in parts of the country. The index, a key gauge of manufacturing activity in the world’s second-biggest economy, came in at […]