The WTC Aftermath
The Dow Jones index plunged. So did the NASDAQ, to its lowest point. Nothing could stop it, not even the billions of dollars pumped into the stock market. Jakarta is not too affected, perhaps because local investors are more active.
September 25, 2001
Waving the American flag, brokers on Monday entered the New York Stock Exchange building, in an atmosphere filled with anxiety and uncertainty. The Black Tuesday tragedy on September 11 has changed everything as never before. Share transactions have indeed picked up again in this heart of American business. However, it is unlikely this superpower, whose economy showed signs of recession at the end of last year, will be released any time soon from...