Russian stock exchanges halted stock and bond trading Wednesday after one of the worst falls since the country's 1998 financial collapse, and the Finance Ministry pledged $60 billion to help local banks. <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2008-09-17-russia-banking-moves_N.htm?csp=34" target="_blank">http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2008-09-17-russia-banking-moves_N.htm?csp=34</a>