WSJ pretty depressing today

[Broken Arrow]

Good things happen when pessimism is at a maximum.

Heh. First thing that popped into my mind as well.

Yeah, I completely agree things aren't pretty right now. On the other hand, it also means we can score lots of good deals out there right now. It's a good time to be an opportunist.

[disneysteve]

Retail was abysmal during the holiday even though many thought shopping centers were busy. At it turned out, they weren't spending the same amount compared to previous year.

Not only were people spending less overall, they were being more price conscious and taking advantage of all those great sales we kept hearing about. When folks are buying stuff at 50 and 60 and 70% off, the stores may be busy but they aren't making much money.

[Bernz]

It's really not just WSJ, almost all financial info nowadays are all negative. Be it in prints or television. And talking about WSJ, I have subscribed 3 weeks ago and have not received my first issue yet. Have called them up and was told that they will have it delivered. No luck! That was yesterday..and today the paper is nowhere to be found again. Called again and same thing ...NO WSJ. Well, at least I don't have to read all these not so good stories about the economy for now.