Market Forecaster Gifts

Wall Street Lights.

"I'll show you our growth projections but only if you promise not to snicker."

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

'Too late...looks like they've already been pillaged.'

European currency on the edge.

"An early spring was just a prediction- I can't actually control the weather!"

"This paw has you meeting a lovely poodle, an enchantress who will win your heart... but look, here, this is telling me she's lousy with fleas."

Businessman in suit on beach with financial report and eyes cut out viewing impending storm.

'Call the boss! We're in trouble!'

Indigenous knowledge vs. climate projections and weather forecasts.

'You shouldn't have taken that personal pension.' 'You shouldn't have taken that endowment mortgage.' 'When do you get your free tv license?' Job's comforters, today.

'For Harland, the only game in town is the bulls versus the bears...'

"We may have to rob from the rich AND the poor."

'I can see a visit to the vet, but, oh my, no more kids after that!...'

"What's the final episode of 'Seinfeld' about?""It's about nothing."

"I don't like the look of this."

'I understand this was the day you seized, Ferguson?'

"For my next trick, I shall turn four consecutive quarters of losses into a positive outlook going forward."

Chicken - "The Dow is falling...the dow is falling..."

'Can you see the future of my 401(k)?'

"I wouldn't stand there, if I were you."

The Euro - R.I.P.

Pessimists v Optimists.

'I think you'll find these projections somewhat exaggerated, but in a good way.'

Budgetmageddon

'How wonderful - the both of us in futures.'

'Well they often get it wrong.'

Melissa's Mark Prediction Service

Recycling bin for 'short term business plans'

'So, in 2079 you see the company breaking even. Can you give me some idea where you see things 10 years after that?'

"Who's on duty today...you or me?"

Passing the Pension Time Bomb

"Someday, son, a giant conglomerate will find a way to harness the moonlight and make us pay for it."

What will happen in the world

Here today, Bailed Out Tomorrow.