Economic Explorer Pillows

'We were in the right place at the right time but, unfortunately, we were in the wrong time zone.'

'In today's action, the Dow Jones Industrial Average cratered, then soared, then swooned, then skyrocketed, then plummeted, then rebounded, and finally threw up.'

Made in China.

'In a Washington economic summit, a panel of three economists offered two dozen opinions about the direction of global economics.'

The economic forecast is difficult for an amateur to get right...but the professionals are reasonably confident that the markets will go either up or down in the long or short term.

'I can't move in with my parents. They moved in with my grandparents.

Globalization.

Economics made simple.

Wealth Juggler.

'Our only hope is a merger so we can become too big to fail.'

"Today share prices fell sharply on the fear that share prices may fall sharply."

'We are on the road to recovery. We just happen to be going against the traffic.'

I work for a not for profit business. Mind you, two years ago it was a 'for profit' business.

'I don't know about you, but I really don't like the look of that yield curve.'

Market Analyst with Graphs Labelled: 'Optimism, Pessimism, and Reality.'

Man asking a clairvoyant about the future.

'For Christmas, I'd like a nice 'Santa Claus Rally'.'

The good ship Great Britain

'As you can see here our downward trend exceeded even the expectations of the people who make our graphs.'

The economy dragging engineers along a roller-coaster.

'Are those physical or metaphorical thunderclouds moving in.'

"For your stress test, here's a replay of the stock market in free fall..."

'Here comes the new kid.'

Economic model of the solar system.

'The stock market remained unchanged, on the news that the more things change, the more they stay the same.'

"Stocks were bipolar today as delirious euphoria gave way to abject despair and back again."

Investor alternates between hating and loving gold, depending on the stock market's performance.

Welcome to the Eurozone.

'Stocks dropped suddenly on the revelation that investors seeking to make a 'fast buck' often get burned.'

You are here...

"Today the stock market sputtered, dropped...and ended the day unchanged"

In the Era of Reduced Expectations

'Your Financial Institution No Longer Exists.'

'You have to reconcile your gross habits with your net income.'

'What do you have for an underperforming portfolio?'