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The most feared day for coaches in the NFL is here: Black Monday. Which coaches and coordinators will be fired now that the regular season is over? The Falcons did not waste any time and fired Arthur Smith just after midnight, and Ron Rivera received the axe Monday morning. Three coaches were canned during the season including Josh McDaniels of the Las Vegas Raiders, Frank Reich of the Carolina Panthers and Brandon Staley from the Los Angeles Chargers. Who’s on the coaching hot seat today? There have been rumblings coming out of New England that legendary coach Bill Belichick’s future...

A grand jury has reached a decision on whether to indict Darren Wilson, the white Ferguson, Mo. police officer whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager sparked days of turbulent protests, sources close to the process said. Sources said that press conferences are being prepared by the county prosecutors’ office and the Missouri governor. Those press conferences will likely come later today.

The Dallas Cowboys needed quarterback Tony Romo to come up big against the Washington Redskins on Sunday night. Instead, he threw three interceptions, including a crucial fourth-quarter pick that contributed to the Cowboys' season-ending loss. After the latest down moment in Romo's inconsistent career, I think it's time for Dallas to move on; it's time for the Cowboys to cut ties with Romo. Romo's one of those guys who seems to do really well when it doesn't count, but when it counts, he doesn't get the job done. It's not because he's not smart; it's not because he's not athletic;...

World leaders made emergency conference calls Sunday, seeking solutions to the US debt and eurozone crises ahead of a feared disastrous reopening of markets on Monday. In a possible bellwether, Israel's market fell seven percent. World leaders searched Sunday for answers to a global debt crisis, hoping to head off a massacre on markets spooked by an unprecedented US rating downgrade and Europe's swelling malaise. France and Germany called for full implementation of measures agreed at a eurozone summit in July to safeguard the single currency as markets braced for fresh turmoil this week. "President (Nicolas) Sarkozy and Chancellor (Angela)...

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Are Stocks Ripe For Another Black Monday? By Simon Maierhofer Tuesday October 13, 2009 Investors usually see red when Wall Street has a 'black' day. There have been a number of black days, such as Black Monday, Black Thursday, Black Friday and Black Tuesday. Even though the various black days have been spread out over centuries, there's one thing they all have in common. They arrived unexpectedly. If they were expected, they wouldn't be considered 'black.' Black Mondays In finance, Black Monday refers to Monday, October 19th, 1987. But did you know there were actually three Black Monday's?[snip]

(FORTUNE Magazine) – As we tap out these words on our trusty 101-key enhanced keyboard, the Dow Jones industrial average is around 2700 and also looking enhanced. ... (FORTUNE Magazine) – Easily the most maddening political debate these days is the one about whether Congressman Barney Frank, the Massachusetts Democrat, should resign on grounds of turpitude. ...

via translation - The Bombay Stock Exchange will suspend its trade after a dip of 9.7% BOMBAY (India) - The Bombay Stock Exchange in India has suspended trading Tuesday after a dip of 9.75% at the opening in the wake of other places in Asia, she said. The index of thirty major Indian values, the Sensex, lost 1.716,71 points to 15.888,64 points when the transactions were automatically halted for at least one hour. The Bombay Stock Exchange had already unscrewed Monday, down 7.41% at the close, its largest decline ever recorded for a meeting. "Investors clearly reacting to the weakness...

Bleeding red across the globe. http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/mdc_international.html?mod=mdc_h_intlsctnhd

Equities sank on Monday, tracking sharp losses across Asia, after financial stocks seen as being exposed to the bond insurance market were stung. By the close in London, the main European indices were . The FTSE Eurofirst 300 was down 5.1 per cent to 1,288.80, Frankfurt’s Xetra Dax shed 6.7 per cent to 6,825.63 . The CAC 40 in Paris lost 5.8 per cent to 4,798.66, and London’s FTSE 100 sagged 4.6 per cent 5,633.8. These were the worst one-day falls since September 11, 2001. The Eurofirst 300 and the CAC 40 were in technical bear-market territory, having fallen more...

via translation - The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong falling 5.5% HONG KONG - The Hong Kong Stock Exchange finished very sharp drop Monday, the Hang Seng Index plunging 5.5% at the close, to finish in the 24,000 points to 23.818,86 points in the wake of Shanghai and substantive fears of recession in the United States, according to brokers. The Asia Awards underwent Monday a new generalized tumble, investors expressing disappointment with the recovery plan of $ 140 billion proposed Friday by the American President George W. Bush and fearing the worst for the United States economy.

SAN ANTONIO -- The Saints fired coach Jim Haslett on Monday, the day after ending a 3-13 season overshadowed by the hurricane that devastated New Orleans and forced the team to abandon the city. Haslett was 45-51 in six seasons with the Saints and had the second-most victories in team history behind Jim Mora's 93. Saints spokesman Greg Bensel said Jim Haslett was relieved of his duties Monday morning, and that general manager Mickey Loomis would discuss the situation at a news conference. Haslett, 50, wasn't expected to attend the news conference. Haslett, the 2000 NFL Coach of the Year...

I was hoping they would have come up with an easy call to keep the Ten Commandments after the deliberations seemed to lean that way. But since it has taken to the last day and with last Thursday's rewrite of the 5th Amendment I am scared to death we will see a 5-4 vote against us.

Just wondering.