Nosedive

Dow Jones, now stopping at gate 11,000 ..... 10,000 ..... 9,000 ...... 8,000...
Investors fret that even low interest rates won't unfreeze credit

Is there anyone here who can fly an economy... and didn't have the fish?

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking...

Nikkei drops 11 percent. London, Paris and Frankfurt each down 10 percent after opening. Fund manager says, "We have reached the panic stage." Good morning.

Henry Paulson says not to be surprised when even more banks fail. I damn you, Henry. I hate it when you don't post a spoiler warning.

The UK has 'frozen' Iceland's assets - gives it a negative rating on eBay... Reykjavik refuses to honor British billions in its failed banks

On the plus side, THERE'S a SALE at PENNEYS!

Here's more pictures of people having very, very bad days via: All images from Sad Guys On Trading Floors, and there are lots more on that site. And Men.style.com has a gallery too.