ATTACK on AMERICA - Economic Impact
Economic Impact
ATTACK
on AMERICA
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National guardsmen patrol Wall Street in lower Manhattan near the statue of the bull. The stock markets have been closed since Tuesday's terrorist attack which destroyed the World Trade Center towers.
American businesses try to recover from terrorist attack.

Friday, Sept. 14
• Congress approves $40 billion anti-terror package; Senate endorses use of force against terrorists
• Government allows most private planes to resume flying
• Policies not likely to cover all costs; lawsuits may determine liability
• Stocks to resume trading Monday; time needed for rescues, testing systems, NYSE chairman says
• Federal Reserve takes steps to secure finances; bank makes sure America's money flows freely during crisis
• Foreign airlines take careful approach; safety fears keep planes away from Afghanistan
• American to rebuild 80% of flight schedule; airline will reduce capacity across entire system
• Trouble for the short haul? Security restrictions may hurt Southwest's quick turnarounds
• Industrial production plummets, retail sales stage moderate gains, energy prices soar

Thursday, Sept. 13
• Terrorist attacks may stun shoppers
• Workers race to reopen Wall Street
• Nation's stock trading to resume Monday
• Terrorist attacks expected to sharply reduce air travel, hurt airlines already financially suffering



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