The Year in Pictures 2000

December:
Wall Street, risen from the ashes of Sept. 11, is ending 2001 with much to celebrate. A system that has returned to full function, a community that has gotten back to business even as Ground Zero still smoulders only blocks away. And a rall — begun at the historic depths of Sept. 21 and still going, as investors bet optimistically on the future even as the economy lumbers through its first recession in a decade. Happy Holidays, guys.

• Person of the Year 2000: George W. Bush