How Wall Street's Black Sunday Will Affect Ad Spending

The financial markets are in turmoil over the sale of Merrill Lynch, and the Lehman Bros. and AIG troubles, but it's not clear the extent to which this will affect the advertising industry. Neither Merrill Lynch nor Lehman Bros. spends particularly big on advertising, although print and business-to-business media are likely to feel the fallout of any reduced ad spending in the financial sector, according to this article from AdAge.