long shadow

Stocks slumped Wednesday in one of their worst showings this year as Greece, slogging through negotiations with other countries over a bailout, once again cast a long shadow over the financial markets.

Josef Ackermann, chief executive of Europe’s largest bank, emerged from the 2008 financial crisis with deep influence on the Continent’s financial future.

As Las Vegas Sands Corp. built its casino in Bethlehem, Pa., which opens Friday, the economy and the company's massive debt cast a long shadow over its very survival.