Analysts Pillows

"It's been a bit of a roller coaster year so far."

"How about a round of applause for our graphics department for enhancing our slide into oblivion."

Economy - 'And this is where you took the day off to watch the cricket.'

"This is where we predict our future nursing needs. . . Mrs Miggins is our top analyst!"

'What bothers me about these meetings is even though it's work, I have the nagging feeling I ought to leave and get back to work.'

"I was hoping this presentation would be more interesting upside down."

Occu-Pie Mars

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

"The data looks good, sir, but the vibes are mucho heavioso."

Businessmen trying to prop up a line-chart with sticks

Foreign Markets with Big Barriers

'Quick! We need a bigger chart in here!'

They're Not Just That Into It

"How's everybody doing? I'm not boring you, am I?"

"Let me just check my email, my texts, my missed calls, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, my credit score, my horoscope, the results of this latest personality test, the S. & P., the Dow, the news, this article about cute dogs, and the weather, and then we can go."

"Right about here there was a flattening of the curve. . ."

'I vote we hang the darn thing upside down and go home!'

"I think I'll be late back for tea. . . about a week."

"DeepSeek" "Stargate"

Light Bulb Moment

"So, what brings you in today, Mr. Brooks? High anxiety again?"

"The trend in tough economic times is to put off everything that doesn't require immediate action ? as this chart shows."

Build Your Own Portfolio

At first I thought it was just coincidence, but then I realized it corresponded directly to your shift.

Vote Centrist to Keep Things Exactly as Awful as They Are

"Morning, all!"

The Life of Pi

Lethal Presentation

'What happened to that efficiency report? I had it in my hand not two minutes ago.'

The Circular Logic of Fascism

Putin and Zelensky

'Greek debt was downgraded for the 11th time this week, by S&P, to P.O.S. Negative Infinity, meaning it's safer to eat uranium, than own Greek debt.'

'We need to change our luck. Let's move our headquarters to Redmond, the home of Microsoft.'

Time Is Money

A presenter with a very complex chart to explain a business plan - 'And it's as simple as that!'