Stock traders negotiate in the iBovespa

Stock traders negotiate in the iBovespa future index pit during the morning session, at the Mercantile & Futures Exchange (BM&F), in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 22, 2008. Following US markets, Brazil's stock index accelerated its losses today in a global stock market rout driven by rising recession fears, with Wall Street investors nervous about dour company outlooks and tight credit. Across the globe, from Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai, to Frankfurt, London, Paris and New York, traders' screens were awash with red. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA (Photo credit should read MAURICIO LIMA/AFP via Getty Images)