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The Dow Jones Has Its Largest Single-Day Point Drop in History

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The day started with silence and things just got worse from there, ending in the single biggest one-day point loss in history.

Stocks Have Miserable Day After House Vote

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 777.68 to close at 10,365.45. The previous biggest point drop came on Sept. 17, 2001, the first day the market reopened after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

A jittery stock market spent all morning in negative territory as investors worried about the $700 billion bailout package before Congress today.

By 1:40 p.m. it became clear that the House was not going to pass the bill, and stocks went into a freefall; the Dow fell 400 points in 10 minutes before eventually dropping 700 points below Friday's close.
The Nasdaq and S&P 500 also posted massive losses, down 9.1 percent and 8.8 percent respectively.

Source: ABC News - 29/Sept/2008

Beach Day

Equus at Broadway

Actor Daniel Radcliffe reaches for the hand of a fellow actor during a curtain call after the opening night of the play "Equus" at the Broadhurst Theater in New York.

The actor who portrays the schoolboy wizard in the Harry Potter movies received as much attention for appearing naked as for his range and depth in the London production of "Equus" first performed in London in 1973.

Daniel Radcliffe is now reprising the role on Broadway, and this time reviewers are concentrating on his able performance in the play .

USA Today carried the headline "'Equus': Radcliffe revealed as a serious actor" as reviewer Elysa Gardner said "the Harry Potter star puts to rest any arguments that his appeal should be limited to moony adolescents and maudlin grown-ups."

Source: Reuters - Sep/26/2008

... At The Shower Room

Morre Paul Newman

O ator americano Paul Newman, protagonista de filmes inesquecíveis como "Dois homens e um Destino", morreu hoje aos 83 anos devido a um câncer de pulmão, informou o "Newman's Own Foundation".

Em agosto deste ano, parentes e amigos do ator mantiveram silêncio absoluto sobre as informações que indicam que o astro sofresse de um câncer terminal de pulmão.

Apesar da publicação das notícias, pessoas ligadas ao ator não querem se pronunciar. Ele estrelou mais de 50 filmes, incluindo "Butch Cassidy" e "A Cor do Dinheiro", este último rendeu um Oscar de melhor ator.

Fonte: Folha Online

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