Markets Face Worst October since 1987: Dow Jones Industrial Average on Pace for Worst Year to Date Record since 1931.
At the start of Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 36.83% for the year. How bad was that? Let us put it this way, the only two years with more Shakespearean tragic one year performances were in 1907 and 1931. That is how significant this crash is. Even with the amazing recovery of […]
Massive Market Volatility is not a Good Thing! Biggest Percent Gains and Losses Occur in Economic Crisis.
I am amazed at how many people think that suddenly with a 10 percent gain on Monday that somehow the market is now in good shape. This could not be further from the truth. Massive percentage swings occur during economic turbulent times. You do not want to see 10 percent up or 10 percent down […]
Joe the Plumber Salary: How to Live Like you Make $250,000 when you only make $40,000 a year. Republican Pipe Dream Machine at Work.
I know many of you are sick of hearing about Joe the deadbeat plumber but it warrants a full budget article because “Joe” is simply a symbol of the Republican machine of being for the everyman. Â In essence, this Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher stopped Senator Obama in Ohio to ask him a question about taxes. Â The […]