Context: I am like BA , I am watching Fannie and Freddie fall to below a $ 1 in cost . At one time , I had thought about buying stock in one of them ; glad I did n't . I get sticker shock every time I go to the grocery store .

Question: What current event am I describing ?
Options:
0. Hurricane Katrina
1. The financial collapse
2. The Iraq war
3. Ferguson
Answer: 1