[Liu:] Straight to the Dows. We take a look at numbers. Well, given a little back. Down 16. Of course, we're only 30 minutes into the day so far. The Nasdaq also not looking positive. We'll keep an eye on Wall Street for you. It was a place where people on Wall Street gathered in good times in one final time last week amid bad times. CNN's Richard Roth on the sad passing of a tradition.
[Richard Roth, Cnn Senior U.n. Correspondent:] For 25 years the tycoons of Wall Street ate and drank here at St. Maggies. But their financial excesses have indirectly created another casualty, St. Maggies Cafe itself.
[Unidentified Male:] I feel sad. It's an institution.
[Roth:] Just before Christmas Eve, St. Maggies close. Their biggest customers, AIG, Goldman Sachs and Citibank had slashed spending.
[Kathy Barsa, Customer:] The big financial institutions that didn't do the right thing, and now people like St. Maggies are suffering from what the industry has done to them.
[Roth:] There were hugs and tears as long time customers said farewell to owner Bill Galvin.
[Unidentified Male:] Coming from various business lunches and the after work, so we're going to miss you guys. Thank you so much. We want to thank you. Thanks.
[Roth:] St. Maggies was old world classy with a family touch.
[Annie Kimball, Bartender:] Respect, a genuine camaraderie, which was very evident in Wall Street many years ago.
[Roth:] The giant financial companies would frequently book the large back rooms for parties.
[Annie Hannonchin, Coat Check:] I worked in Wall Street area since 1974 in the restaurant business. And I've never seen what has happen as of the last year. The way business has fallen off down here.
[Roth:] 25 employees lost their jobs. The owner's sister doesn't blame the Wall Street wizards for what happened to St. Maggies.
[Margaret Galvin, General Manager:] You know, a lot of them said we feel worse about what's happening to you here than we do what's happening in our own offices.
[Bill Galvin, Ownver, Saint Maggies:] This fellow was about so big and came to work here. He's been here forever. Forever. He's like my other son. The people I'd met here and the people who work for me, that's the best. They're going to be missed. It's like a funeral. It kind of breaks my heart.
[Roth:] Bill kept the place open one extra day for the regulars to gather for the last time.
[Unidentified Female:] I'm trying not to cry. And I can't. But be that as it may, I wish all the families here well.
[Richard Jean, Customer:] It's a sad day for Wall Street, you know. The place is drying up. What can you say? Cheers.
[Roth:] Richard Roth, CNN, New York.