Mark Lennihan / AP

Television crews broadcast from Wall Street, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011 in New York. U.S. stock futures rose Tuesday, but only after swinging wildly in overnight trading following the worst day for stocks since 2008.

Scene outside the NYSE looks like a set from a movie

This looks like a fake Hollywood set made for a movie, but it's real. Unfortunately, so is the downturn in the stock market. Let's hope the rebound is real too. Is bad news the new normal?

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