Also Not Good.

"Breaking News: At the final bell, the Dow drops below 8,000 for the first time since 2003"

So, can we get that economic stimulus package sometime soon?

Anyone...Anyone....

Bruiser does not have a lot of his assets tied up in the market, but ye olde 401K looks worse every time I stupidly forget and open a statement. That's that screaming sound you hear once a month, followed by substantial weeping.

Peeps who are ready to retire and were planning on those funds for substantial income--I just don't see how they could make that money back. Even if the market is cyclical, at some point, you have to pull out, right? (That's what she said).

I'm not at that point yet...but it's been scary out there for some time...and I imagine there's going to be a lot of sad lookin' xmas's this season, here, in the leader of the free world.