Wall Street hopeful about 2009 to provide relief after real bad 2008

The last trading day of 2008 on Wall Street provided a finality to a terrible year.  We haven't seen an Wall St Crash like this — the worst since the Great Depression, wiping out over $6.9 trillion in stock market wealth. Six years of stock gains disappeared as the economy crumbled and markets crashed around the globe, shaking the confidence of professional and individual investors alike.  So what is going to happen this year.  Will Obama have an effect?  How about government bailouts in general.  Everyone on the street is sitting on the edge of their chair. Tags: 2008 stock market crash, great depression