V&#160;březnu 2009 index S&amp;P 500 dosahoval jen 660, výnosy na akcii (EPS) amerických společností a bank se zřítily na minimum za dobu finanční krize a poměry cena/zisk byly jednociferné.
In March 2009, the S&amp;P 500 index was down to 660, earnings per share (EPS) of US companies and banks had sunk to a financial-crisis low, and price/earnings ratios were in the single digits.