Showing posts with label Wall Street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wall Street. Show all posts

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Worst. Week. Ever.

washingtonpost.com News: Worst Week Ever: Dow, S& P Each Fall 18%
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That's a fun way to wake up.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Dow Under 9,000

I imagine that if the dominant story of the day weren't related to economics, I'd be weighing in more often here, but instead I've mostly been trying to keep up with what's going on.  Looks like we're going to nationalize banks soon?  Fine with me--but as Matthew Yglesias has been pointing out over the past few weeks, in a situation that resembles the Great Depression, shouldn't we be priming the pump?

Monday, October 6, 2008

Dow Breaks 10,000...

... in the wrong direction.  I'm sure this will fluctuate through the day, but still--not a pretty sight.


Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Down is the New Up

Headline on Washington Post right now:  "Markets Up at Midday."

Dow Jones Industrial Average right now: down 102.90 for the day.