Originally Posted by stereoman
Dow plunges as Congressional Republicans defeat bailout

Down about 500 points at the moment. It has been yoyoing between 400 and 700. Very, very ugly.

It's ugly and it'll get uglier. If this does not pass, look for massive layoffs in the financial sector...

And with a non existant credit for small businesses look for the layoffs to spread in other sectors as well.

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The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. ~Jon Hammond