After the United States began struggling with an economic crisis while the world watched, the crisis conditions spread rapidly into other countries and other markets, going so far as to shut down Russian markets multiple times and causing large-scale emergency action in Iceland.
We know what the charts look like -- jagged lines heading mostly southeast -- but below, take a look at the faces of the traders on the front lines in the crisis:
Markets plummeted Thursday... if you think you're depressed, take a look at how the traders around the world feel when their exchanges crash.
Markets plummeted Thursday... if you think you're depressed, take a look at how the traders around the world feel when their exchanges crash.
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A specialist holds his head as he works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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The market is suspended at Indonesia Stock Exchange.
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Depressed traders at Argentina's Stock and Futures Exchange in Buenos Aires.
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A crushed Indonesian trader on the trading floor of the Indonesia Stock Exchange in Jakarta.
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An overwhelmed trader rubs his head as he works on the floor of the NYSE.
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An anxious Indian man watches a screen displaying India's benchmark share index of the Bombay Stock Exchange.
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A sad trader, is a face in the crowd as he works on the NYSE floor.
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A distraught broker in front of the curve of the German stock index in Frankfurt.
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A worried Saudi trader reacts to the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange in Riyadh.
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A concerned trader works in the S&P 500 futures trading pit at the CME Group in Chicago.
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Frantic traders in Brazil.
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A worn out trader in Paris.
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A distressed trader reacts to early market moves on the London Stock Exchange and the FTSE100 index in London.
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A disturbed trader works in the S&P 500 futures trading pit at the CME Group in Chicago.
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An unsettled trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.
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Heartbroken men leave the New York Stock Exchange after the closing bell.
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