World Trade Center Disaster Stops Hectic World

NEW YORK- The tragedy of the Trade Center stopped the city that never sleeps. The world saw the Trade center fell and a lot of the big business started to get a little scared. They wore worried that they could be the next targets. The stock exchanges in New York were trying to decide if they should close or just temporarily shut down. The New York Stock Exchange stopped all trades and their officials were deciding whether to close for the day or restart at a later time. The Nasdaq Stock Market talked about opening at 11:30 a.m but there was no final decision was made.

Other markets did close: American Stock Exchange and the New York Mercantile Exchange. Those were the only stock markets that closed and they were back open the next day.

The nearby World Financial Center was evacuated because they hold the NYMEX and they were afraid that they could be on the list for the terrorists.

Other business and trading in other parts of the country were affected. The Chicago Board of Trade also stopped all trading as of 10:15 a.m.

Around the country and world people were more worried about the people in the Twin Towers then their investments. The investment community was more focused on the well being of the survivors and the people that lost their lives in this tragic terrorist attack.