A look at the world as it deals with a global financial crisis
Rough Seas
The sculpture of a sinking boat which sits in London's Thames river in front of the city's business center, Sept. 30, 2008, seemed an apt metaphor for state of the global financial market.Peter Macdiarmid / Getty
A Hazy Horizon
Senator Barack Obama speaks on the phone in Reno Nevada, Sept. 29, 2008. Obama urged the American public to support the Bush administration's $700 billion proposal for rescuing the financial sector.EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP / Getty
Greet the Press
George W. Bush enters the White House's Diplomatic Reception Room to speak to the nation about the economic rescue plan, Sept. 30, 2008.Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
A Lull
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd takes a moment before participating in a television interview, Sept. 29, 2008.Mark Wilson / Getty
Getting the Pink Slip
A Capitol Police officer tells demonstrators from the group Code Pink to move from the steps in front of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Sept. 29, 2008. The demonstrators were voicing opposition to the bailout.Chip Somodevilla / Getty
Stormy Weather
Londoners make their way past the Bank of England under gray skies, Sept. 30, 2008.Daniel Berehulak / Getty
Time for Reflection
Pedestrians walk by a window displaying the Nikkei share prices in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2008.Issei Kato / Reuters
Last Exit
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip James Claburn and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer head to a press conference, Sept. 29, 2008.Chip Somodevilla / Getty
Back to Work
People walk along Wall Street past the New York Stock Exchange at the start of the trading day, Sept. 29, 2008.Justin Lane / epa / Corbis
Losing Ground
A trader keeps an eye on the numbers as U.S. stocks plummet, Sept. 29, 2008.Spencer Platt / Getty
Just a Week Ago
Ben Bernanke testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on September 24, 2008.Chip Somodevilla / Getty
Clean up
A woman mops the floor of the Frankfurt stock exchange before markets opened, Sept. 30, 2008.Ralph Orlowski / Getty
Two Minds
Senator Charles Schumer of New York speaks with colleague Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island in a hall of the Capitol bulding, Sept. 27, 2008.Alex Wong / Getty
Bailing Out
Republican presidential nominee Governor John McCain walks away from the lectern after speaking about congress's rejection of the Wall Street bailout plan, Sept. 29, 2008.MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty
