Yesterday's stock market optimism proved short-lived, as markets around the world are falling as the European crisis appears to be spreading inexorably into the Spanish economy. While Greece has attracted a lot of attention, Spain is a much larger part of Europe's overall economic activity, and so its problems indicate a significant escalation of the crisis. As a result, the Dow Jones Industrials
Banks are taking it on the chin, with both Bank of America
Beyond the Dow, though, Facebook
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