Wall Street had its worst day since the 1987 stock market crash on Wednesday, as bleak economic data fed worries that all the efforts to unlock credit markets may not stave off a severe recession.

The economy lurched deeper into the doldrums Wednesday and took the stock market down with it, sending the Dow Jones industrials to a staggering 733-point loss and erasing any hopes that the convulsions that ...

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One investment strategist says the banking sector may be returning to normal, but the economy isn't. That sentiment seems to be common among Wall Street traders who watched as the stock market tanked today.

UPDATED 4:12 PM - NEW YORK - Despair over the economy has sent Wall Street plunging again, propelling the Dow Jones industrials to their second-largest point loss ever.

Investors agonizing over a faltering economy sent the stock market plunging all over again Wednesday after two disheartening reports convinced Wall Street that a recession, if not already here, is inevitable.

Despair over the economy has sent Wall Street plunging again, propelling the Dow Jones industrials to their second-largest point loss ever.

Published: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 4:26 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 6:09 p.m. NEW YORK _ Investors agonizing over a faltering economy sent the stock market plunging all over again ...