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 Canada's main stock index rose slightly on
Friday, helped by energy stocks, but China's slowest growth in
nearly three decades exacerbated concerns about global growth
and capped gains.
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 Wall Street fell on Friday, dragged down by Boeing and Johnson & Johnson and as worries over global economic growth were rekindled by gloomy data out of China.
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China's economic growth is slowing. The 6% expansion reported in the third quarter is the weakest since the government began releasing quarterly data in 1992. An obvious cause is the ongoing trade war with the U.S., but the economy would be decelerating even without that as it transitions away from the high-debt, often wasteful growth model of the past. The knock-on effects are global, affecting companies and consumers alike.
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 The U.S. and China may be nearing a tentative, partial trade agreement but the IMF's new leader has warned even a comprehensive deal won't be enough to boost global growth.
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