Dow Just Shredded 387.18 Points

The Dow Jones Industrial Average nose dived more than 380 points because of credit woes, making it the second worst closing this year. Meanwhile there is a bidding war on Barneys New York, the premium retail chain that sells high end consumer stuff that comes with sticker shock like below.

Photograph by Kelly Shimoda for The New York Times

From left: $895 Marc Jacobs shirt, $530 Lanvin leather ballet flats, and $1,525 Proenza Schouler shift.

Picture and text from "When High Price Is the Allure" by Ruth La Ferla published August 9, 2007 in The New York Times.

Dow Closes up 150 points

In Shanghai, a butterfly fluttered its wing and the rest of the world stumbled. After a week of lethargic performance, the Dow finally soars more than 150 points and closes at 12,207.35.

Dow Closes down more than 400 points

Dow closes at 12,216.14, down more than 400 points. Can I call it Black Tuesday? Maybe not.

PS: Vince, what did you do man? Just because some idiot trader from NY asked you to change some Japanese trade commission, you didn't have to tank the market like this.