Even though Congress passed the massive Wall Street bailout plan, the financial markets are distinctly unhappy.
The Dow Jones Industrial average finished below 10,000 for the first time since 2004. David Wessel, economics editor at The Wall Street Journal, talks with Steve Inskeep about what's upsetting the markets.
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