The Aftermath at a Glance

FINANCIAL IMPACT

Stock market: Wall Street slumps again and the Dow ends its worst week since the Great Depression on growing fears about the U.S. economy.

Insurance woes: Some insurers could face insolvency if claims from terrorist attacks surpass $50 billion, a major rating agency says.

GLOBAL IMPACT

EU backing: The leaders of the European Union deliver a strong but qualified endorsement of a potential U.S. military strike against Osama bin Laden.

Sympathetic ears: President Bush’s speech wins praise from allies for articulating the sentiments of an aggrieved country and for its warning to terrorists.

THE INQUIRIES

Cooperation sought: Officials in the U.S. and abroad are quietly seeking the cooperation of convicted Islamic terrorists to learn more about the hijackers, their sponsors and their methods.

A fearful city: Warnings from Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft of possible terrorist attacks in the city put an already nervous Boston even more on edge.

THE TOLL

World Trade Center: 252 dead, including those on the hijacked planes, and 6,333 missing.

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

In Pennsylvania: 44 dead on the hijacked plane.