I mean you didn't think I was going to pass this one up, did you?

And it was looking so much better, too. When IN THE HELL is this Republican Money Printing Press going to realize they are doing the worst thing they can do by dumping a lot of empty US dollars in the market? When is that message going to ring loud and clear with these idiots in the Executive Branch ?

The Dow

9,033.66

–231.77

–2.50%



Nasdaq Composite Index
1,696.68
–73.35
–4.14%

S.&P. 500 Index
955.05
–30.35
–3.08%

Bovespa Index (Brazil)
38,962.58
–478.50
–1.21%

The Nikkei was up, but, they'll fall after today. The close on the Nikkei is about 2AM EST. So, we aren't really seeing the value from today's activities yet. Beside the Nikkei, CAC was up marginally by 0.78%. I think that is Germany and it closed at 11 AM EST.

Nikkei 225 Index
9,306.25
+300.66
+3.34%

The Bush Bunch need to be impeached. Don't just stop with ONE.

Caterpillar Shifts Into Low Gear (click here)
Melinda Peer, 10.21.08, 3:20 PM ET
With customers in some of the fastest-growing industries and more than half of sales coming from abroad, Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar is a good guide to the pulse of global economic conditions. So it's hardly good news that although the company restated year-end guidance, it now expects sales to flat-line in 2009 and has had to reduce its workforce.
Shares of Caterpillar slumped 5.1%, losing $2.07 to $38.83, during Tuesday's afternoon trading session....