By Sinéad Carew (Reuters) – Wall Street’s major stock indexes followed European stocks lower on Monday, and the euro sank to its weakest level against the dollar since late 2002, as investors sought safety after the latest data piled on to fears about a global economic slowdown. Recession fears were exacerbated by increasing natural gas prices, along with Tuesday’s data showing a sharp slowdown in business growth in June and Monday’s release showing a seasonally adjusted May trade deficit of 1 billion euros ($1.04 billion) in Germany versus expectations of a surplus. Oil prices plunged as conc…