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October 19, 2012
Markets Crash on Rumors That Obama Might Be Reelected
I blame Nate Silver.
Just to let you know that headline is what is called in the media world "Something I just completely made up." It's not even an interpretation or a rephrasing of any report-- I just made it up, to make you laugh.
But, seriously, the markets can't like Obama. And I think it's absurd that this particular source-- USAToday -- tries to blame the crash on the anniversary of the 87 crash, instead of flatline earnings in a flatline economy.
Investors took stocks down hard Friday after a string of disappointing earnings from industry stalwarts -- McDonald's, General Electric, Microsoft, Google, to name a few -- served as a reminder of the economy's struggles.
Analysts now expect S&P 500 earnings growth of 0.04%, essentially flat and the lowest growth rate since the third quarter of 2009.
Some kind of recovery we've got here. Let's check: Present day indices show almost no recovery whatsoever. Forward-looking indices show almost no anticipated recovery.