Kress v. United States

• On September 29, 2008, the Dow fell 777.68 points, the most in any single day in history.

• The U.S. economy lost 159,000 jobs in September 2008.

• The U.S. economy lost 240,000 jobs in October 2008, and the AIG bailout increased to $ 150 billion.

• In December 2007, the U.S. unemployment rate was 5.0%. Eighteen months later, in June 2009, the U.S. unemployment rate was 9.5%.

• Real GDP fell 4.3% from its peak in fourth quarter 2007 to its trough in second quarter 2009, the largest decline in the postwar era.

• The S&P 500 Index fell 57% from its October 2007 peak to its trough in March 2009.

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