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Dow Drops Below 9,000

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:07:37 -0500

A year and a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit its all-time high, it fell below 9,000 for the first time in five years.

Dow industrials fall over 600 points, below 9,000

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:20:02 -0500

Stocks have stepped up their selling in the final hour of trading. The Dow Jones industrial average is off more than 600 points, dropping below the 9,000 mark for the first time in five years.

Asian Stocks Tumble After Wall Street Drop

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:58:25 -0500

Asian stock markets opened sharply lower, following a dire session on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones industrial average slumped 508 points to close down 5.1 percent on Tuesday.

Stocks end lower amid worries after House OKs plan

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:12:57 -0500

In the end, congressional approval of the government's $700 billion financial rescue plan Friday did little to lift the financial markets from their growing dejection over the obstacles still facing the economy. Wall Street ended an intensely volatile week with the Dow Jones industrials falling 157 points and the major indexes all suffering big losses.

Top 10 News Items 9/29-10/3: Financial Rescue Plan Approved, Mar...

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:10:49 -0500

This is a recap of this week's major news on Wall Street: 1. Following weekend long discussions on Capitol Hill, Wall Street began this week with high hopes. Politicians in Washington had finally agreed on an acceptable rescue plan for the US financial system and the vote Monday would approve the bill, averting a recession and saving the US economy... right? Right? WRONG! The bill was presented to the US House of Representatives and promptly voted down mid-day.

Dow Drops 778 Points as Congress Defeats Bailout Bill

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:14:44 -0500

Spooked investors fled the market today after the House rejected the $700 billion financial plan to rescue the financial market. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down about 778 points, at 10,365. That was nearly a 7 percent drop.

Media Not Spared by Wall Street Bloodbath

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:03:00 -0500

Media companies took their lumps along with everybody else on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Index down 777.68 points. It was the worst one-day drop in history and the largest percentage drop since right after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Stocks mixed on bailout clash; tech slides

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:31:01 -0500

Financial markets remained on edge Friday after the Bush administration's proposal for a $700 billion banking bailout ran into opposition from Republican lawmakers. Stocks ended mixed, with big financial companies lifting the Dow Jones industrials more than 120 points, but worries about smaller banks and parts of the technology sector taking much of the market lower.

With Bailout Picture Unclear, Markets Tumble

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:23:46 -0500

The Dow Jones industrials closed down 372 points, or 3.3 percent, at 11,015.69 after spending the day deep in negative territory.

Wall Street to enter the week in a strange place

admin — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:57:02 -0500

The Dow Jones industrial average may be almost exactly where it was a week ago, but Wall Street is a completely different place.