[proxy_user]

Caterpillar and other Dow companies are hit by the strong dollar and poor overseas sales. The relative strength of the US economy is itself causing some of their problems.

[grania]

How much damage is being done to the US and EURO economies because of the sanctions on Russia? How much because of the instability caused by low gasoline prices?

There's no sense trying to predict when the global mess will collapse under its own weight. The more finagling goes on, the worse that collapse is going to be.