MarketWatch's top stories of the week, Jan. 5-9
January 09, 2009 at 17:39 PM EST
It was there for a moment, but now it's gone. The rise in U.S. stocks in the first few days of the year has given way to across-the-board losses in what seems like the blink of an eye. The reality, which is that it actually took a few days and isn't all that surprising, does nothing to make the reversal less painful or ominous.