Storm–hurricane and financial crisis

Couple months ago, it was Bear Stearns, and now it is Lehman Brothers plus Merrill Lynch. U.S. is suffering from not only hurricane, but also financial/economic storm. NASD has plunged, which in turn depresses the whole market within and beyond U.S. Desperate faces could be seen in stock exchange markets around the world. Unlike what happened to Bear Stream, Fed is not to bailout Lehman Brothers, which tried but failed to find a buyer itself.

One article from New York Times:

On Wall St. as on Main St., a Problem of Denial

殷勤昨夜三更雨，又得浮生一日凉。

老苏是个天才。单诗词已然大家，更兼书画、文章。此番才情暂且不论，只他宦海沉浮，仍旷达豪放的胸襟已是万万人之上。但他批李煜的破阵子: “后主既为樊若手所卖，举国与人，故当恸哭于九庙之外，谢其民而后行，顾乃挥泪宫娥听教坊离曲哉！”实是无谓。李煜本错生帝王家，如若恸哭九庙之外，便也不是李煜了。

浮生一日，蜉蝣一生；累世一觉，春秋一梦。