ST Index 2,486.55 -84.12
Volume 922.8 M
Gainers/Losers 88 / 520

The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) lost 504 points, or 4.4%. It was the biggest one-day decline for the Dow on a point basis since Sept. 17, 2001. Lehman Brothers (LEH, Fortune 500) announced it was filing for bankruptcy. Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500) announced that it will buy Merrill Lynch (MER,Fortune 500) for $50 billion in stock.