“Today was a bloodbath. This was panic selling ... They are dumping shares, they just want to

“Today was a bloodbath. This was panic selling ... They are dumping shares, they just want to liquidate their positions.”

Alex Tang

Head of research at Core Pacific-Yamaichi, noting that trading volume in Hong Kong was its highest in months Tuesday as Asian stock markets plummeted in light of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the takeover of Merrill Lynch.

“My message will be that we hear you, and we’ll work as hard and fast as we can to help you get your lives back up to normal.”

President Bush

On what he planned to tell Texas survivors of Hurricane Ike when he visited that state Tuesday.