[o2bfree]

Interestingly enough, many folks on FR work for Fortune 500 corporations that are doing quite well during the “recession, credit crunch, and subsequent wall street meltdown.

Oracle, Google, Microsoft, etc. and many, many others.

If this is a recession, or a depression, please explain how these companies keep thriving?

[steve86]

...Oracle, Google, Microsoft, etc. and many, many others. If this is a recession, or a depression, please explain how these companies keep thriving?

Look up the all time high share prices on those companies and compare them to now.