The Aftermath at a Glance

FINANCIAL IMPACT

Markets fall: The Dow plunges 382.92 points, or 4.4%, to 8,376.21, bringing the loss so far this week to nearly 13%. Fears of a worsening economy drive the broad sell-off.

Greenspan’s advice: Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan endorses an airline bailout but urges Congress to proceed cautiously in bolstering the economy.

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POLITICAL IMPACT

Deployment: The Army begins moving troops to within striking distance of Afghanistan as part of a massive deployment of weaponry.

Bush address: The president names Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge to a Cabinet-level office for homeland defense and tells a joint session of Congress, “We are a country awakened to danger and called to defend freedom.”

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THE INVESTIGATION

Phony threats: Osama bin Laden and associates fed disinformation about possible threats over phone lines and other systems monitored by U.S. intelligence, investigators suspect.

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THE TOLL

World Trade Center: 241 confirmed dead, including those on the hijacked planes, and the number of missing was increased from 5,422 to 6,333.

Pentagon: 189 believed dead, including those aboard the hijacked plane.

In Pennsylvania: 44 dead on the hijacked plane.