Elizabeth Rose, a specialist with Lehman Brothers MarketMakers, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, September 16, 2008. U.S. stocks clawed back from their biggest drop in seven years on Tuesday on growing optimism that U.S. authorities may finance a rescue of insurer American International Group. A report late in the session that the Federal Reserve was considering a loan to AIG pulled the market out of a funk. The market had been lower after the U.S. central bank disappointed investors by opting not to cut interest rates as many expected. Reuters Pictures 14 months ago

Elizabeth Rose, a specialist with Lehman Brothers MarketMakers, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, September 16, 2008. U.S. stocks clawed back from their biggest drop in seven years on Tuesday on growing optimism that U.S. authorities may finance a rescue of insurer American International Group. A report late in the session that the Federal Reserve was considering a loan to AIG pulled the market out of a funk. The market had been lower after the U.S. central bank disappointed investors by opting not to cut interest rates as many expected.

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