For weeks, some of us have been watching the financial markets swoon, wondering when the bank trouble would extend to the high-tech sector.
On Sept. 29, which some pundits are already calling Black Monday, we got our answer. Within a few hours of trading, Internet bellwether Google's stock plummeted 8 percent and ended the day down 11.6 percent to $381. That's $50 per share down the toilet.

Apple, whose iPhone has been the most successful consumer device since Apple launched the iPod, fell to $100 in midday trading and closed down 17.9 percent, or $22.98, at $105.26. Microsoft lost $24 billion in market capitalization.

The House of Representatives hardly helped alleviate the stress, voting down an aid package yesterday. Welcome to the bear market. 

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