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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:17:35 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)

Customers make purchases at a Home Depot story in Chicago, Friday, ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:45:16 GMT

(AP) - Customers make purchases at a Home Depot story in Chicago, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. The Home Depot Inc., the nation's largest home improvement retailer, reported a 24 percent drop in second-quarter profit Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2008, but beat Wall Street expectations. The company reiterated its downbeat outlook for the year amid a weak housing and home improvement market that shows no signs of recovery. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Customers make purchases at a Home Depot story in Chicago, Friday, ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:43:02 GMT

Customers make purchases at a Home Depot story in Chicago, Friday, ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:42:19 GMT

(AP) - Customers make purchases at a Home Depot story in Chicago, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. The Home Depot Inc., the nation's largest home improvement retailer, reported a 24 percent drop in second-quarter profit Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, but beat Wall Street expectations. The company reiterated its downbeat outlook for the year amid a weak housing and home improvement market that shows no signs of recovery. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Department signs hang at a Home Depot story in Chicago, Friday, ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:41:28 GMT

(AP) - Department signs hang at a Home Depot story in Chicago, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. The Home Depot Inc., the nation's largest home improvement retailer, reported a 24 percent drop in second-quarter profit, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, but beat Wall Street expectations. The company reiterated its downbeat outlook for the year amid a weak housing and home improvement market that shows no signs of recovery. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

A trader looks at a computer monitor on the floor of the New ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:50:04 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A trader looks at a computer monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 5. UBS bank economists have said the United States is likely to slip into recession in the coming months as the cushioning impact of sharp interest rate cuts and tax rebates wears out.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)

Pedestrians are reflected on an electric market board in Tokyo ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:56:39 GMT

(AP) - Pedestrians are reflected on an electric market board in Tokyo Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. Japanese shares have plunged in morning trading following an overnight Wall Street dive, as renewed concerns about the U.S. financial sector rattled investor sentiment. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)

Pedestrians are reflected on an electric market board in Tokyo ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:55:18 GMT

Pedestrians are reflected on an electric market board in Tokyo ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:55:06 GMT

Traders work works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:12:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 8, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:56:44 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)

A trader looks up at a monitor on the floor of the New York ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:25:06 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A trader looks up at a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in July 2008. Wall Street investors ply the dog days of summer next week with few economic indicators on the calendar but stiff headwinds from volatile oil prices, rising inflation and slowing global growth.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)

A trader makes a call on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:25:06 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A trader makes a call on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in July 2008. Wall Street investors ply the dog days of summer next week with few economic indicators on the calendar but stiff headwinds from volatile oil prices, rising inflation and slowing global growth.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)

Clerks relay trades in the Euro Dollar pit at the Chicago Mercantile ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:21:31 GMT

(Reuters) - Clerks relay trades in the Euro Dollar pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in a file photo. (John Gress/Reuters)

A Wall Street sign is seen against the backdrop of the New York ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:27:54 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Wall Street sign is seen against the backdrop of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. As the US economy appears more than ever linked to the health of the housing market, analysts see no end to falling prices or recovery in the sector before 2009.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)

Price of gold per ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange; ...

(AP) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:03:46 GMT

(AP) - Price of gold per ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange;

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:47:51 GMT

(Reuters) - A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:51:37 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)

Clark Rockefeller is shown in his booking photograph in Boston, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:35:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Clark Rockefeller is shown in his booking photograph in Boston, Massachusetts, August 5, 2008. Prosecutors believe Rockefeller was raised in Germany, spent three decades in America as a con man, worked on Wall Street, married twice and possibly murdered a California couple. His wife of 12 years, Sandra Boss, in London, accused him of lying about being a Rockefeller in divorce proceedings in December and won custody of their daughter after he refused to provide proof of his identity, Boston authorities say. REUTERS/Boston Police/Handout (UNITED STATES). TO MATCH FEATURE CRIME/ROCKEFELLER. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.

Clark Rockefeller listens while he is being arraigned in Boston, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:34:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Clark Rockefeller listens while he is being arraigned in Boston, Massachusetts in this August 5, 2008 file photo. Prosecutors believe Rockefeller was raised in Germany, spent three decades in America as a con man, worked on Wall Street, married twice and possibly murdered a California couple. His wife of 12 years, Sandra Boss, in London, accused him of lying about being a Rockefeller in divorce proceedings in December and won custody of their daughter after he refused to provide proof of his identity, Boston authorities say. REUTERS/Essdras M Suarez/Pool/Files (UNITED STATES)

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:07:51 GMT

(Reuters) - A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)

A trader, seen in July 2008, hunches down in front of his monitor ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:56:37 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A trader, seen in July 2008, hunches down in front of his monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. US stocks closed lower Tuesday as several major banks unveiled fresh losses reminding investors that an already lengthy credit crunch is still biting financial firms balance sheets.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)

The front of The New York Stock Exchange displays the new Thomson ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:46:26 GMT

(Reuters) - The front of The New York Stock Exchange displays the new Thomson Reuters logo as the stock is traded for the first time in New York April 17, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)

In this Jan. 16, 2008 file photo, a customer leaves a branch ...

(AP) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:54:41 GMT

(AP) - In this Jan. 16, 2008 file photo, a customer leaves a branch of Chase Bank in New York. Wall Street's latest reminder that deep troubles remain in the financial sector came when JPMorgan Chase & Co. said late Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, it has incurred wider losses in its mortgage holdings so far in the third quarter than it did in the second quarter. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)

Trading specialists work on the floor at the New York Stock ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:13:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Trading specialists work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, July 16, 2008. (Chip East/Reuters)

A street sign is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A street sign is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange, November 7, 2007. (Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters)

A board at the New York Stock Exchange shows the final tally ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:12:38 GMT

(Reuters) - A board at the New York Stock Exchange shows the final tally for the day, June 26, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)

An outside view of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall street. ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:35:32 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - An outside view of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall street. US stocks retreated Monday from a robust rally that capped a volatile week as investors digested signs of worrying slowdowns in some foreign countries.(AFP/Getty Images/File)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:31:32 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 5, 2008 in New York City. Wall Street ended the week on an up note Friday as cooling oil prices diminished fears that the economy could be further singed by inflationary pressures and after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:04:07 GMT

(Reuters) - A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES)

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:02:13 GMT

(Reuters) - A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:57:32 GMT

(Reuters) - Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES)

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:56:17 GMT

(Reuters) - A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES)

In this July 11, 2001 file photo, people window shop and stroll ...

(AP) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:47:28 GMT

(AP) - In this July 11, 2001 file photo, people window shop and stroll down a street in East Hampton, New York. Strolling the sidewalks on a sunny summer afternoon, there would be little hint of the uproar brewing at East Hampton Town Hall. But a downgrade in the town's credit rating by a major Wall Street agency amid a budget deficit that could pass $12 million is stirring calls by some for the ouster of the entire town board, particularly its three-term incumbent supervisor. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

A trader takes a break from the floor outside the New York Stock ...

(AP) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:35:54 GMT

(AP) - A trader takes a break from the floor outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Friday Aug. 8, 2008. The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 300 points, more than wiping out their losses from the previous session as oil fell $3.59 a barrel. (AP Photo/Ed Ou)

The New York Times and The Wall Street Jounal are displayed ...

(AP) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:27:50 GMT

(AP) - The New York Times and The Wall Street Jounal are displayed at a newsstand on Monday, July 28, 2008 in New York. News Corp. says fiscal fourth-quarter earnings jumped 27 percent, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2008, on profit from the sale of assets and higher operating earnings in its film, cable networks and newspaper units. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Trader Eric Schumacher watches the numbers on the floor of the ...

(AP) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:26:00 GMT

(AP) - Trader Eric Schumacher watches the numbers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the Federal Reserve interest rate decision, Tuesday Aug. 5, 2008. Wall Street held on to a big advance Tuesday after the Federal Reserve left the benchmark federal funds rate target unchanged at 2% and assuaged some of the market's fears about the economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Jeffrey Vasquez, right, and fellow traders work on the floor ...

(AP) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:25:30 GMT

(AP) - Jeffrey Vasquez, right, and fellow traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the Federal Reserve interest rate decision, Tuesday Aug. 5, 2008. Wall Street held on to a big advance Tuesday after the Federal Reserve left the benchmark federal funds rate target unchanged at 2% and assuaged some of the market's fears about the economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)