Let's hope that this relative market pinprick got someone's attention at the White House, or on the tour bus. Because the market's tendency is to ratchet up the pain for those who fail to recognize its message.
Wall Street looked beyond the government's bailout plan on Wednesday and saw more signs that the economy was in for a slowdown.
And investors sold.
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The financial crisis entered a potentially dangerous new phase on Wednesday when many credit markets stopped working normally as investors around the ...