Economic Explorers Pillows

The 8.05 to Wall Street.

"The economy is slowing down, last night the tooth fairy left me an iou"

'Fortunately our generation won't have to pay the huge debt. Our grandchildren will.'

"It wasn't until I discovered how much the upper one per cent were losing on dividends that I became a truly compassionate conservative."

"Hello everyone, this week's lecture is all about Chaos Theory..."

'Every week a sum of money the size of this rainforest disappears to service the UK's national debt.'

Economic Experts

'Sometimes late at night I'm not sure the leading economic indicators know where they're going,'

'I invested in a completely new economic system for the country, but the instructions are in japanese.'

"I can't wait until I'm old enough to vote for a guaranteed minimum allowance."

"To meet the government requirements, I'm passing the extra costs to the consumer and our employees."

Cuban Strength

Kids ask repetitively: 'Is the recession over yet?'

'Sorry kids, we've had to introduce no-frills parenting.'

'It's amazing how fast a business can go from being in the pink to in the red.'

"It's not a perfect solution, but a small war with each other could stimulate BOTH our economies."

Can I use your wi-fi? Of course. Did you buy something? In a manner of speaking. I bought a Snickers bar last month at the 7-11 over in Candorville. So I'm basically a paying customer. I'm not following. My money went to pay the clerk's salary. A few days later, that clerk bought a magazine at a newsstand. The proprietor of the newsstand later used that money when he went to a massage parlor. He tipped the masseuse $65. The masseuse later took a bus to our town, where she bought a latter in this

Capitalism

America's Rich Tapestry of Unemployment

"Another week another dollar, Jenkins"

"The good news is you’re the only one we’re not firing ... the bad news is you’re the only one to run the department."

"The Net National Product rose slightly last month."

Phrenology bust with sections for different currencies.

"Welcome to the bank - you'll start at the bottom."

"If a stock falls in the market, and it had no investors, does it really lose its value?"

Great Chinese Dynasties

Today we'll see some misused or misunderstood financial and economic terms. It's said inflation can hurt the economy. But it's absolutely in the tire business. I bought this warm puffy jacket with cash. A down payment. We like beer and coffee. Our most valuable liquid assets. In a monopoly breakup, the race car would to go one person and the dog to another. And when I become either a buyer or a seller. He's shorting the market!

A Q&A with President Obama over jobs

"Jill Hamster's entrepreneurial disaster"

5pm Happy Hour. 6pm discussion: what is true happiness?

The economy.

'Today the stock market was moribund, as growth equities sputtered and bonds dipped due to the inverted yield curve. I'd translate that into layman's terms...but they don't pay me enough.'

'You know the economy's in trouble when the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans only has 350 names on it.'

"Basically, your new job here at the Treasury Department implementing the bailout is simple, Grayson, just grab and armful of money and run..."

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