Government Article: A Hard-hit Wall Street Still Stumbling to Find Its Feet This article talks about the influence of September 11, 2001, and its anniversary, on the stock market and how its affecting or could affect the economy. These past 12 months have been hard on our country, from the attack on the World Trade Center and continuing with Enron and WorldCom leaving the business community weary and unsure of the future. This passiveness from Wall Street is …showed first 75 words of 284 total…

…showed last 75 words of 284 total…disastrous events on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks. On Tuesday a terror alert at level orange, the second highest of five levels, was issued. This security encouraged many people to attend work, which in turn helped our economy by promoting trade. Our economy is greatly dependent on Wall Street and the confidence of its investors. If much of that confidence can be supported by the government, then our current financial situation can be improved.