I think we all could use some handy reminders of where we were 4 years ago. I hope this can be a daily group effort through Election Day. Perhaps one of the more esteemed posters can take the lead to make this a daily feature.
I'll start with the economy:
Stocks slumped Friday, as a brutal week ended with President Bush signing the historic $700 billion bailout plan after weeks of contentious debate.
Credit markets remained frozen, despite the vote, with two measures of bank jitters rising to record highs. Investors also looked to Wells Fargo's planned purchase of Wachovia and a dismal job market report (loss of 159,000 jobs for a total of 760,000 YTD).
The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) lost 1.5% Friday and 7.3% for the week. On a point basis, the Dow lost 818 points this week, its biggest weekly point loss in seven years and the third biggest weekly loss ever.
http://money.cnn.com/...
I need help completing the picture: Iraq, Afghanistan, North Korea, housing market...
Who wants to help? Head for the comments!