The stock market crash marked the beginning of the Great Depression -- a long,slow,painful fall to the worst economic crisis in American history.

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He will be a senior at American University in the fall.

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American Nick Symmonds won his 800-m semifinal heat, despite having three runners in front of him trip and fall down.

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When American businesses fall to more efficient foreign competitors, workers temporarily suffer, but domestic companies refocus where they excel.

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Put premiums may appreciate should implied volatility edge higher and shares in the parent company of American Airlines fall further as the story continues to play out.

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Other automotive firms to be hit by the downturn include Germany's Daimler, which has seen North American sales fall, while Italy's Fiat said sales could drop 20% in 2009.

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