Friday, September 19, 2008

The Titanic Economy

We had already hit the iceberg before this week, readers.

Now the water is rushing in.

"Economic gauge drops more than expected; Job loss, building slump cut into index" by Bloomberg News | September 19, 2008

New Orleans residents fill out applications for emergency food stamps last week after Hurricane Gustav. The storm also caused major job loss there.
New Orleans residents fill out applications for emergency food stamps last week after Hurricane Gustav. The storm also caused major job loss there. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press)

WASHINGTON - The economy was heading for a deeper slowdown than forecast even before this month's collapse in financial markets, a gauge of its future performance showed.

"The Wall Street crunch has definitely rolled over into Main Street," said Lindsey Piegza, a market analyst at FTN Financial, which correctly forecast the decline in leading indicators. "It's a very dismal picture all around."

Meanwhile, the tv is telling me everything is ok!

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