Best Photos of the Year, 2008: The American Economy: Down and Out

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, traders watch the open outcry in the S&P 500 pit during a period when markets routinely swung up or down over 100 points a day.
Anthony Suau

Chicago, Illinois
March 28, 2008
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, traders watch the open outcry in the S&P 500 pit during a period when markets routinely swung up or down over 100 points a day.

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