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• Why 'circuit breakers' haven't been triggered
There are also breakers for drops of 2,200 and 3,350 points. In the worst case, the market would close for the day. The rules would also halt trading on the major securities and futures exchanges in a coordinated cross-market halt.
• Pentagon: China cancels some military contacts
In response to Friday's announcement of Taiwan arms sales, the People's Republic of China canceled or postponed several upcoming military-to-military exchanges," he said. Beijing is angry over the U.S. decision to sell Taiwan a huge package of ...
• Bush: 'Stronger' economy looms post-crisis
A wave of selling sent markets lower in several Asian and European nations on Friday, while other exchanges were closed to prevent the same fate. The stock sell-offs stem from fears that banking systems have essentially frozen up around the world ...