Dow, Nasdaq, S&P Futures ALL LOWER this morning ...

[shooga]

Dow, Nasdaq, S&P Futures ALL LOWER this morning ...
... Hang Seng, Nikkei markets UP

[shooga]

1. like bushincorporated says:

Outsourcing IS GOOD for the U.S. Economy!!

[displacedtexan]

The freak monkey has spoken in public almost every day.

This happens every time * opens his mouth.

Add 'outsourcing is good' and 'let's raid Soc. Sec.', and pass the popcorn.

[willat]

2. You've got to be kidding.

They were up yesterday. DJIA is up at the moment.

[mhr]

3. 239,454 American Jobs Lost In January Per The BLS

For all those that continue to claim the economy is getting better consider the latest from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

".... the number of workers involved totaled 239,454. ... This marked the most events for a January and the third highest January level of mass-layoff initial claims since the series began. Both the number of layoff events and initial claims were higher than a year ago.January 2004 marked only the third time in the last two years that initial claims had increased over the year."

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm

[sybylla]

4. Perhaps it has something to do with Greenspin's testimony yesterday

pleading that our government bring an end to social security before we find ourselves in a severe economic crisis. I'm sure that was a boost to consumer confidence. If it is even hinted at by our reps, how many people will have the confidence in this government and in the future to continue to spend. It will turn those of us in our middle years into hoarders.

[Moderator]

5. We keep this all in one stock market thread

It's here. In all caps so it's hard to miss.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=385716&mesg_id=385716