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09/16/2008 04:07 PM

Somber, Uncertain Mood Passes Over Wall Street

By: Roger Clark

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People who work in the financial industry were reeling Tuesday from the recent Wall Street upheavals and feel uncertain about their jobs. NY1's Roger Clark filed the following report.

Thousands of people trudged back to their jobs on Wall Street Tuesday morning, concerned about their future, especially employees of the latest company in crisis, the insurance company American International Group.

"Our executives are working hard to find solutions, get funding, capital to try to meet some obligations," said AIG employee Amanda Xu.

Xu was not the only one concerned about her firm.

"Let's hope they do something with AIG because that's a worse catastrophe," said another worker.

The mood was already somber after Monday's disastrous day caused by the chaos in the financial industry.

"I want to go back home, I want to go back home," said a Wall Street worker.

"It's pretty obvious what's going on, so you just put your back to work and try to see what you can do," said another.

"Well, I just don't see a light and I'm hoping that, we can just hope, that's all,” said a third. “I'm just worried about the whole country actually, economically."

Most hope that things get better sooner than later.

"Hopefully in a week, two weeks, not five months, a year, things are going to come back," said a financial worker.

"I think this is just the beginning of what I hope is the end of the financial crisis," said a second.

Despite the gloom down here on Wall Street, there were some who remained upbeat.

"I actually work for Merrill Lynch, and I had gotten laid off in the end of April,” said the Wall Street employee. “You make the best of it. There are jobs, you just have to look for them. Keep the faith that things are going to change."

Another Wall Street worker had soothing advice.

"I hope everybody just calms down, and doesn't panic, nothing to panic for," he said.

Although he went on to say that he may be in denial.