Economic Trends Prints

"Come in, Wilson. I've traded my phone for some booze. Just another unexpected consequence of the breakup of AT&T."

"Folks, we're in a hot market ...so you might want to make an offer before the fire trucks get here."

'Twenty-seven years in a row the women investors in this club have outperformed the men--talk about lucky streaks.'

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

Negative Equity Meter.

'I find wealth impresses the Ladies. Try this it smells of Petrol.'

'I didn't ask you to help me when it was $90 an ounce, and I didn't ask you to help me when it was $110 an ounce. But when it's $400 an ounce...'

Didn't know as much about the market as I thought I did.

'The All-American Fund - may contain trace amounts of overseas investments.'

'Stock market tips? Financial advice? The right investment? All for 50P!'

"Don't worry! So instead of 90, you'll retire at 97."

Junk Bonds - Back Soon - Out Chasing Yield.

"As more pubs close, the more I need a drink..."

'The recession's over, Miss Pym, order me a much larger desk.'

'Replaced by analytical software. I should have seen it coming.

'Always remember, the invisible hand of the marketplace is ambidextrous, it can come at you from either side.'

"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!'"

Emerging from Bankruptcy.

"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."

'J.B., you'd better start down-sizing yourself too.'

The high tech crash of the early 2000s...and the depression that followed.

'I'm sorry, Rendleman - But in this economy we just can't justify a company poet.'

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

Recession the plus side: embarrassing 'water cooler moments' less frequent.

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

'Bob-a-job's an old fashioned term. These days we call it 'thirty quid-a-job'.'

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

"The Net National Product rose slightly last month."

Businessmen trying to prop up a line-chart with sticks

CLOTHES-HORSES OF THE ART SCENE

GAS PRICES AT PUMP

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

It's okay Mom! As a broker, I'm under supervision of the SEC!

"The Chicken: Just another body type that shouldn't be permitted to wear yoga pants."

Crap from the future.