The market doesn't look so hot the day after the White House revealed yet another spending plan, this one to fix 150,000 miles of roads, because that's what's holding back the economy.
The economy is in the dumps; the goal at this point is to stave off the double-dip.
There is a steady decline in appetite for stocks since 2001, especially for those less than 35 years of age. It's odd that those with the most time to make mistakes and swing for the fences are most apprehensive.
Steve Jobs went from an American hero to just another self-absorbed billionaire bothered when little people make too much noise.
What's going to happen to the the United States Postal Service and the United States Census Bureau?
Is it a post patriotic reaction to the Fourth of July or is the market so oversold investors are sifting through the ashes to find opportunities?
The market is about as lackluster as it could be; you want to talk about summer doldrums, it can't get more boring than this.
The corrosive nature of the public relations spin from the Administration and media in general has created a humming noise not unlike a chorus of vuvuzelas.
The market enjoyed its best week since March, showing signs that while problems persist and question marks hover like dark clouds maybe stocks are up for climbing that wall of worry.
The BP oil leak is a disaster has presented another opportunity for this Administration to launch its latest assault against capitalism.
Our economy would collapse instantly without oil, coal, and natural gas. But, the hype is so intense that I bet a large swath of people think we could slap a solar panel on the roof of a car and be off of mean old oil tomorrow.