Wonder how many more arrows they have in their quivers in their attempts to keep the supply and demand, market system from working. Here's what's being done by the governments and an example of the private sector trying desperately to prop things up.
"Stocks climb as Federal Reserve steps in. U.S. central bank and others add cash to their banking systems."
"Goldman Sachs fund gets $3 billion bailout. Investor group comes to the rescue amid credit crisis." If the stock market were built upon value rather than the "at least one bigger fool than I" foundation these things wouldn't be a problem. One has to be amused as one watches these capitalists avoid the results of capitalism, ultimately using public (the lower classes) taxpayers money to do it. Arf
"Since Thursday, the Fed has added $62 billion in liquidity."