The Aftermath at a Glance

FINANCIAL EFFECT

Stocks fall: Wall Street retreats as investors, wary about the economy and awaiting the U.S. response to terrorism, collect profits after a two-day advance.

Blow to airlines: Delta Air Lines announces cuts in jobs and flight schedules while international carriers slash their operations by up to 20%.

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GLOBAL EFFECT

Coalition worries: Some groups say President Bush may be promising too much to repressive governments in his drive to build a coalition.

Behind scenes: Sudan has quietly begun rounding up agents in extremist cells that have used the African country as an operating base, U.S. officials said.

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THE INQUIRIES

On the trail: A name and phone number scrawled on a map inside a car at an airport lead authorities to a man they say could be connected to the terrorist attacks.

Loophole in law: At least three suspected hijackers took advantage of a loophole in Virginia law to obtain state ID cards, perhaps to make it easier for them to board the doomed flights.

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THE TOLL

World Trade Center: 300 confirmed dead, including those on the hijacked planes, and 6,347 missing.

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

In Pennsylvania: 44 dead on the hijacked plane.