It's Official: We're In A Recession

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    Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder

    And most people's well reasoned response is "well, duh".


    <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/01/news/economy/recession/index.htm?postversion=2008120112" target="_blank">http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/0...08120112</a>
     
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    Originally Posted By DAR

    Might one venture that it's the ubiquitous "they" telling us this news.
     
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    Originally Posted By fkurucz

    I wonder what is the criteria for the PTB to stop spin doctoring bad news?

    In other words, at what point to they give up and admit the truth?
     
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    Originally Posted By fkurucz

    ^^The cynic in me thinks that its because the elections are over.
     
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    Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder

    The Dow closed down about 680, which of course is not good. I'll never understand the stock market.
     
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    Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

    The stock market these days seems like a combination of Dory from Finding Nemo and Don Knotts. Very nervous and continually frightened and by the same data as if it hadn't known there was a recession on.
     
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