NEWS and REPORTS => World News => Topic started by: MSNBC on Aug 08, 2011, 09:02 AM
Title: Feels like 'Armageddon': Asian markets plunge
Post by: MSNBC on Aug 08, 2011, 09:02 AM
Asian stocks nose-dived Monday as the first-ever downgrade of the U.S. government's credit rating jolted the global financial system, reinforcing fears that the world economy is weakening.