 | Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange moments before the closing bell on Dec 1st 2008. Wall Street stocks plunged, giving back most of their gains from the past week, amid bleak economic news from around the globe including confirmation of a recession in the United States.  click to open  |
 | Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's television image is reflected in a computer screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. A litany of bad economic news has snuffed out Wall Street's five-day rally, sending stocks falling sharply as investors realized anew how troubled the U.S. economy really is click to open |
 | Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008 click to open |
 | Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange floor, Monday Oct. 6, 2008. Wall Street tumbled again Monday, joining a sell-off around the world as fears grew that the financial crisis will cascade through economies globally despite bailout efforts by the U.S. and other governments click to open |
 | Specialist Thomas Brown at his post on the New York Stock Exchange floor, Monday Oct. 6, 2008. Wall Street suffered through another extraordinary and traumatic session Monday, with the Dow Jones industrials plunging as much as 800 points Ñ their largest one-day point drop Ñ before recovering to close with a loss of 370 click to open |
 | Trader John Santiago leans on a phone post on the New York Stock Exchange floor, Monday Oct. 6, 2008. Wall Street suffered through another extraordinary and traumatic session Monday, with the Dow Jones industrials plunging as much as 800 points Ñ their largest one-day point drop Ñ before recovering to close with a loss of 370 click to open |
 | Specialist Benton Bocklet works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. Wall Street pulled back sharply Tuesday on anxiety about the pace of consumer spending amid a disappointing outlook from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and word that a large money market fund was struggling because of weeks of volatility. click to open |
 | Traders of the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) look at the Dow during the closing minutes of trading on Aug 9 2007. World stock markets have dived for a second day running with European and Asian traders dumping shares on fears of a widening economic crisis caused by the US subprime housing sector. click to open |
 | Trader Thomas McCauley uses his hand held device as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday June 29, 2006. click to open |
 | Specialist Gregg Reilly works at his post on the New York Stock Exchange floor, Monday Oct. 6, 2008. Wall Street suffered through another extraordinary and traumatic session Monday, with the Dow Jones industrials plunging as much as 800 points Ñ their largest one-day point drop Ñ before recovering to close with a loss of 370 click to open |
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