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Published December 27, 2009, 12:00 AM

DECADE'S END: The economy


MARCH 29, 1999: Traders celebrate on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the Dow ended the day above 10,000 point for the first time in history. The domestic economy since 2000 has been anything but stagnant. But as the decade ends, consumers and workers, investors and industries find themselves with little, if anything, to show for it. (AP Photo/Adam Nadel, File)




  • MARCH 29, 1999: Traders celebrate on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the Dow ended the day above 10,000 point for the first time in history. The domestic economy since 2000 has been anything but stagnant. But as the decade ends, consumers and workers, investors and industries find themselves with little, if anything, to show for it. (AP Photo/Adam Nadel, File)<br /><br /><br /><br />
  • SEPT. 15, 2008: Stock broker Andrew O'Connor takes a break from his floor position at the New York Stock Exchange. The domestic economy since 2000 has been anything but stagnant. But as the decade ends, consumers and workers, investors and industries find themselves with little, if anything, to show for it. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)<br /><br /><br /><br />
  • NOV. 18, 2008: Paul Nawrocki, from Beacon, N.Y., wears a sign as he looks for work near the CBS studios of "Late Show With David Letterman" in New York. The domestic economy since 2000 has been anything but stagnant. But as the decade ends, consumers and workers, investors and industries find themselves with little, if anything, to show for it. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)<br /><br /><br /><br />
  • MARCH 2, 2009: A specialist works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on a day the Dow Jones Industrial Average saw its first drop below 7,000 in more than 11 years. The domestic economy since 2000 has been anything but stagnant. But as the decade ends, consumers and workers, investors and industries find themselves with little, if anything, to show for it. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)<br /><br /><br /><br />