Today's news
Thursday after investors were shaken by problems at Countrywide Financial Corp. that confirmed fears of widening credit problems and after the Federal Reserve injected $17 billion of liquidity into the banking system.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070816/...re/wall_street
Housing starts fall to 10 year low
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070816/...usa_economy_dc