Stocks slump on AIG, housing

Courtesy CNN Money  Wed, 09/17/2008 - 8:38am

Stocks tumbled Wednesday morning, as the government's rescue of AIG and Barclays' purchase of some of bankrupt Lehman's operations underscored the ongoing turmoil in financial markets.


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