Economic News Gifts

'..Saddam Hussein's money stash could pay off the U.S. budget deficit.'

'Today the stock market closed early so money managers could take time to stop and smell the profits.'

"In local foreclosures news, old Macdonald no longer has a farm."

'I'm sure that one wasn't there last week.'

"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 day the stock market went UP.

Man to realtor: 'How much for a starter cubicle?'

Businessman uses yoga moves while reviewing financial news on computer

Airline Debts: Layoffs to help us stay afloat.

'Let's just wait here until the federal stimulus returns.'

'The recession is over, again.'

Men on escalators reading newspapers, shares are going up on the up escalator and down on the down escalator.

"On Wall Street today, news of lower interest rates sent the stock market up, but then the expectation that these rates would be inflationary sent the market down, until the realization that lower rates might stimulate the sluggish economy pushed the mark

"Using worst case scenario as a baseline, I consider this data quite encouraging."

The symbol for the euro (?) depicted as the wheel of a wheelchair, symbolising the state of the currency

'So, a bailout is like a Ponzi scheme for automakers?'

'If we're going to be the sponsor of a winter Olympic even, it should be the downhill.'

"Up market, down market - he's still the same old curmudgeon."

"And then, like an idiot, I turned to the boss and said 'Maybe the stock market isn't the only thing that's been overvalued!'"

'Stocks shot up. . . no one on the committee could understand a word that Bernanke was saying.'

Business Outlook

'Sir, the company's had another successful month treading water.'

Giant merger.

'In the belief that no news is good news, today's financial report has been cancelled.'

A Man and His Cat Read the Financial News.

"Since when did economists become sociologists?!"

'Stocks plummeted today, on forecasts that tomorrow will be warm and muggy.'

'I today's market news, Greed roared back.'

'Lucky for us, there's a sucker born every minute.'

It Isn't Easy Being a Democrat

Okay, let's see...who's on tap to update our progress with that hostile takeover?

General Motors.

Deceit and corruption sacrifice America to the money 'god'

'The pound looks strong to day. Yes, against the Zambesi bean.'

With the mine closing down due to Emission concerns...somone had to shake their booty to keep food on the table.