U.S. stocks slammed; Dow industrials shed 504 points
By Kate Gibson
Last update: 4:13 p.m. EDT Sept. 15, 2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks tanked on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit with its worst point and percentage drop in nearly seven years after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy and insurance giant American International Group Inc. scurried to raise capital even as its market value was axed by distraught investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average [: $indu] plunged 504.48 points, or 4.4%, to 10,917.51. The S&P 500 ($SPX:
Black Monday: FTSE plunges 212 points as global markets tumble following Lehman collapse
By Nicola Boden and Karl West
Last updated at 7:36 PM on 15th September 2008
Emerging Threats
Walker’s World: The BRICs crumble
[BEIJING, Sept. 15 (UPI) — Since the beginning of June, the Russian stock market has plunged by 46 percent, China’s Shanghai composite index has slumped by 38 percent, and the Brazilian market is down 34 percent. Worldwide, the global stock markets have lost some $9 trillion in value since the financial crisis began a year ago.]
http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2008/09/15/Walkers_World_The_BRICs_crumble/UPI-26201221484117/
Faster, Economy. Fail! Fail! Fail!???
September 15, 2008 by madamab
http://madamab.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/faster-economy-fail-fail-fail/
What it will take to get the Democrats’ attention
Posted on September 15, 2008 by riverdaughter
http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/what-it-will-take-to-get-the-democrats-attention/
It’s 3am on Wall Street
14.09.2008
[There is a tendency on the part of candidates to be cautious about inserting themselves too dramtically into the markets during periods of volatility. No one wants to be accused of saying something that causes an adverse reaction on the trading floor.]
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_flack/archive/2008/09/14/it-s-3am-on-wall-street.aspx
After silence, President Bush expresses confidence in markets, says they are ‘flexible and resilient’
9:50 AM, September 15, 2008
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/presidentbush/
McCain promises finance regulatory reform
[“People are frightened by these events,” he told a crowd of 3,000 supporters at the Jacksonville Veteran’s Arena on the first leg of two-day tour through the key election battleground state. “The fundamentals of our economy are still strong but these are very, very difficult times. I promise you we will never put America in this position again.”]
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/09/15/McCain_promises_finance_regulatory_reform/UPI-40511221505978/
Biden slams McCain Palin in Michigan speech. Transcript, prepared remarks.
By Lynn Sweet on September 15, 2008 10:31 AM |
Remarks by Senator Joe Biden–as prepared for delivery
The Case for Change
Saint Clair Shores, MI
Monday, September 15, 2008
[My dad used to have an expression: “Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” ]
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/09/biden_slams_mccain_palin_in_mi.html
I Own My Vote, Just Say NO Deal, PUMA PAC, The Denver Group
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