Markets in Asia were lower.
The Nikkei fell 3% to 8,809. Canon fell on bad economic news from the US.
The Hang Seng fell 4.8% to 14,042. HSBC (HBC) dropped almost 4%.
The Shanghai Composite fell 1.7% to 1,844.
In Europe, the FTSE opened down 1.4% to 4,344, The Dax was off .9% to 4,978. The CAC 40 fell 1.8% to 3,443.
Data from Reuters.
Douglas A. McIntyre