Ordinarily, we are inclined to call attention to the silver linings in the clouds that periodically gather cover the markets. But if you feel badly about the state of the economy and the markets today, we’re not going to deny you that right.
Once again, in our effort to go to press with a timely message, we are confronted by a volatile market and rapidly developing news cycle. The fact that the S&P 500 index eked out a modest gain for 2007 is indeed old news, and investors are focused squarely on the present.
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