Category Archives: stock market
Watch Your Step
Jon Stewart explores inequality inside Occupy Wall Street. OWS didn’t quite achieve a classes society but it can point with pride to a few classless people. You can watch one here but it’s kind of gross.
Seismic Stats
As Libyan rebels stormed Gadhafi’s compound, the Dow soared over 300 points, President Obama dropped to a 38% approval rating, and the East Coast registered a 5.8 on the Richter.
Downgrade Meltdown
The president appeared on TV today – 5o minutes late – to calm the markets in the wake of the S&P downgrade on US debt. He proclaimed that the United States always has been, and always will be, a Triple A country. Then he resolved to raise taxes. The Dow tanked 635 points.
Man of the People
The president celebrated his birthday in style while the stock market suffered its worst week since March 2009. Here’s an exchange between ABC’s Jake Tapper and press secretary Jay Carney over the collapsing stock market on Thursday.
