Stock markets around globe plunge as bank woes deepen

Oct. 7, 2008

Some indexes see their steepest drops in 20 years as countries struggle to keep their own banks from failing. International stock markets hemorrhaged hundreds of billions of dollars Monday as countries around the world scrambled to save their own banks and bolster whatever investor confidence...

Markets fall around the globe

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Markets from Japan to Europe plunged steeply after the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass a massive bailout plan.

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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler

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Stock markets around globe plunge as bank woes deepen

Markets fall around the globe