World stocks shudder as economy jitters take center stage

AP via newsobserver.com ^ | February 11, 2016 | YOUKYUNG LEE

[VTenigma]

If you look at the data Bush II in 2007 had almost achieved a balanced budget.

-———————————————————————————He almost achieved a “balanced Federal budget”, but what few remember is “war expenditures” were not included in the Federal budget.

[EBH]

That is just it!

We loaned banks here and around the world bail-out bucks. Now those banks/countries are tanking...and we’re loaned out and in debt to the hilt here.

This slowdown is going to hurt worse than ‘08.

[EBH]

Futures are down 254 here right now.

[exit82]

the fear of fear is driving the worry

I'm too scared to think about it.

[wbarmy]

You really do not think the people with BDS will ever look at the data. That might ruin their pre-conceived notions.

President Bush had nearly balanced the budget, got the USA down to 4.5 unemployment (using the real numbers), scared the nukes out of Libya and was pacifying Iraq.

Then came Obama.

[John W]

Of course Obama has always seemed to be saved from totally disastrous DJIA days or weeks. When “it” truly lets loose there should be no saving anyone.

[tiki]

And Clinton before him.