Question: Who was the chief financial correspondent of The New York Times in March 2009?

Is He says the Dow Jones average's fall of more than 50% over a period of 17 months is similar to a 54.7% fall in the Great Depression, followed by a total drop of 89% over the following 16 months. a good answer to this question?

OPT:
(A). yes;
(B). no;
(B).