Step right up! Get your U.S. government gravy here! We’re the U.S. Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program, and we’re printing money like we’re—well—the U.S. reasury. If you’ve got trouble, then get your assets in line!
The world economy is in turmoil.
A year ago, the Dow Jones industrial
average was more than 14,000. As
I write this, after eight straight days
of massive losses and a week of wild
up-and-down swings, the average
sits at about 8,900.