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Reports on Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc., a hedge-fund company located on the 88th and 89th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City when terrorists attacked and destroyed the Twin Towers. How John Duffy, an executive at the firm, lost his son in the attack; The loss of 67 of their 224 employees; Plans to persevere and reopen for business.

Reports on efforts of the United States government to maintain calm in the banking system after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York City. Need of bankers for reassurance that the Federal Reserve system was operating; Effect of the grounding of all U.S. air traffic on the check-transfer system; Discussion of 'float,' which occurs if check-delivery deadlines are not met; Delivery of paper checks by AirNet Systems Inc. using trucks; Mention of several banks and how they were effected.

Focuses on how the reaction of investors to terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City caused a decline in global trading of the dollar. Rise in currencies seen as safe havens in time of turmoil, such as the Swiss franc; Data on how currency such as the euro, sterling, and the United States dollar traded after the attack; Statement that what happens to the dollar depends on a combination of political events, economics and the possibility of war. INSET: Past Closings of the New York Stock Exchange.

Focuses on the decision of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets, which consists of the government's chief financial regulators, to close stock markets in the United States in the wake of a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. Speculation on how the market will fall when reopened; Observations of the disaster as seen by Michael O'Brien, supervisor at the New York Stock Exchange, which is located in the financial district, and observations of others; Reaction of global markets to the attack on the U.S.