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Stocks Sink; Bush Pledges Deal

Posted Sep 26, 08 8:52 AM CDT in Business 

(Newser) – Socks plummeted today as confidence in the federal bailout program evaporated and investors absorbed the collapse of Washington Mutual. The Dow fell 140 points after the opening bell, while the Nasdaq dropped 2.2% and the S&P fell 1.7%, the Wall Street Journal reports. President Bush gave a brief statement promising that Congress was working toward a deal and would "get a package passed," but he offered no details. "There is no disagreement that something substantial should be done," Bush said.

“There are fears that without a swift rescue package more finance companies will collapse, choking the flow of funds to the economy,” explained one strategist. Washington Mutual’s demise, the largest bank failure in US history, raised already high anxieties in the financials. The sector fell 5%, led by a 27% drop for Wachovia and a 19% drop for National City Corp.
Source: Wall Street Journal

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A protestor holds a sign as he marches past the New York Stock Exchange during a rally against the Wall Street bailouts, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
A trader watch a trading board while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Jin Lee)
A man passes the New York Stock Exchange as he walks to work in a rain storm Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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