[British chick]

Has anyone else noticed that the DOW still seems pretty low? Any ideas why?

And completely off topic, does anyone else think Avril Lavigne could be Axl Rose's secret love child?

[ironcitymike]

Oil is up, the dollar is down, demand for commodities has slipped, and October is the time that the mutual funds sell off for tax reasons. Also, we are two weeks from a Presidential election, and the market hates uncertainty.