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Jason Blatt of Knight Capital Americas reacts to market news on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Aug. 8, 2011. US stocks plummeted more than five percent, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing 625 points in the wake of Standard & Poor's unprecedented downgrade of U. S. treasuries.
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Aug. 8, 2011, in New York.
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A stock specialist watches prices on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Aug. 8, 2011, in New York.
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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Aug. 8, 2011, in New York.
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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Aug. 8, 2011, in New York.
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A stock specialist watches prices on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Aug. 8, 2011, in New York.
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Joseph Dreyer of Knight Capital Americas watches prices on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Aug. 8, 2011.
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Marshall Ryan of J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC, reacts as the closing bell rings on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Aug. 8, 2011.
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell Aug., 2011. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.55 percent after opening Monday and ended the day down by more than 5 percent.
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell Aug. 8, 2011, in New York.
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, in New York.
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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the close on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011 in New York.
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, in New York.
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, in New York.
