The Consumer Republic: Over Stocked

Last Tuesday, the stock market swooned, and I saw it live on TV. That was the day the market, spooked by the sinking yen, was gripped by fears that the Asian crisis, like a slow-motion tsunami, was finally going to crash on Wall Street’s shore. Sellers stormed the market at the opening bell, and the Dow dove 257 points.
By now, these results are just a few pixels on the ever-unfolding chart of stock-market trends.