The Dow Jones Industrial Average
Naturally, bank stocks led the plunge today, with JPMorgan Chase
Citigroup
What's more, JPMorgan announced late last week that it expects to lose $2 billion on a derivatives trade gone wrong. Since JPMorgan, along with Goldman Sachs
In short -- stocks could be in for a bumpy ride in the near term while Europe enters the next phase of its slow-motion financial crisis. For long-term investors, this will eventually pass. And by starting to reverse the current course of unsustainable austerity, Europe and the U.S. have a better chance of avoiding worse outcomes.
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