Optimism short-lived on stock markets?
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Stock markets responded well earlier this week after leaders of several governments agreed on a rescue plan to curb the crisis. The Dow Jones gained almost 11.1% on Monday, or 936 points. The surge was the largest points increase ever, we see unprecedented things happening almost on a daily basis. But it seems this wave of optimism is short-lived. European markets show a decline today of several percent points, as fear is spreading that a recession, or worse, is looming.
Some analysts are still optimistic and think we are near a bottom, then the markets should go up again considerably in the near future. Others are a lot less optimistic. Ream more »
