Posted on 08/18/2011 6:55:22 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
NEW YORK -- Turmoil returned to U.S. stock markets at Thursday's open as renewed concerns about the global economy sent major indexes plunging and pushed gold to a new record high.
Investors were working through bad news on various fronts, including a dismal forecast from Morgan Stanley for global economic growth, and two U.S. government-issued reports on inflation and the job market.
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LOL! You have a point, but I guess I had no idea it ran into the megabucks range!
“Let him vacation. The longer hes gone the better.”
I agree. I can’t understand why people are upset with this.
Where’s the graph line for e-bay prices?
Volume was highest in the morning at the sell-off. Increased traffic at attempted rally. Low volume blues the rest of the day. I’d like to see how it ends today.
The only cone with a slight elevation, followed by a steep drop to the bottom. Fill up the depression with heavy chocolate syrup for the bull-@#$@#, and you have a level playing field!
Buy chickens and goats, hay and feed. Also tiller and seeds. Livestock will provide the fertilizer, along with eggs, milk, wool and meat. You provide the land and the labor. Buy shot gun, shells and reloading equipment and supplies. Put up barbed wire fence.
Yup, Time for some Vacation, a little golf, a little ice cream , a little beer, some photo ops .. Oh yeah..
.. and No.. there ain't no room on the bus for you.
Obama should offer up the ultimate stimulus package: I will not seek the nomination of my party for the Presidency of the United States.
Wheres the graph line for e-bay prices?
Some people overpay, but prices run very tight to spot for non-premium items.
One of the entrances to Blue Heron Farm in West Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard,
where President Barack Obama and his family are expected to stay during August vacation.
Below is the farm from the air.
Hey! Wait for me!
U.S. President Barack Obama's dog Bo is led onto Air Force One before Obama's departure from Andrews Air Force Base in Washington to begin his vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts August 18, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
7. Make college loans exclusively from college teacher retirement funds, and each teacher gets credit only when his/her students repay the loans. They’d probably have to charge 30%+ interest, and cut college teacher pay in half, at first.
After a bit, they’d gut most liberal arts majors and teachers, and DeVry and Phoenix would own the field.
Nam Vet
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