The U.S. flag hangs on the facade of the New York Stock Exch

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 02: The U.S. flag hangs on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., after trading on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. U.S. stocks rose for the first time in three days as a bigger-than-forecast decrease in jobs spurred expectations Congress will pass a bank-bailout plan and the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates to bolster the economy. (Photo by Jonathan Fickies/Bloomberg via Getty Images)