The Global Financial Crisis

29 Sep 2008, People walk along Wall Street past the New York Stock Exchange at the start of the trading day in New York. Markets around the world are reacting to the United States' government plan to bailout failing banks and financial institutions.
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People walk along Wall Street past the New York Stock Exchange at the start of the trading day, Sept. 29, 2008.

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