NEW YORK - JUNE 18: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 18, 2008 in New York City. Following Morgan Stanley's earnings drop of 57 percent and FedEx Corp.'s poor earnings, U.S. stocks fell below the 12,000 mark for the first time since March 17. Getty Images logo Getty Images 17 months ago

NEW YORK - JUNE 18: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 18, 2008 in New York City. Following Morgan Stanley's earnings drop of 57 percent and FedEx Corp.'s poor earnings, U.S. stocks fell below the 12,000 mark for the first time since March 17.

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  8. A staff member adjusts a microphone for Stephen Roach, Morgan Stanley's Asia chairman, during the Global Economic Outlook session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting of the New Champions, in China's port city Dalian, September 11, 2009. China is unlikely to lead the global economy out of recession because its own recovery lacks balance, driven mainly by fixed asset investment, Roach said on Thursday.
  9. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, leads Marcos Ambrose, Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota and Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 4, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  10. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Denny Hamlin driver of the #11 FedEx Chevrolet, makes a pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 4, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  11. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Denny Hamlin driver of the #11 FedEx Chevrolet, makes a pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 4, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  12. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, leads Marcos Ambrose, driver of the #47 Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 4, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  13. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota does an interview with MRN radio prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 4, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  14. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 03: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Ford, drives during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 3, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
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