Wall Street Watch: 2009

[dbackjon]

Wall Street enjoys upbeat start to 2009
Wall Street started the new year optimistically Friday as investors brushed off a weaker-than-expected report on manufacturing and sent stocks sharply higher. The Dow Jones industrials jumped about 250 points and abover 9,000.

The market wasn't spooked by the Institute for Supply Management's report that its manufacturing activity index fell to the lowest level in 28 years in December. The Street's cool reaction extends a pattern that began to emerge after the market touched multiyear lows on Nov. 20.

Economic data have been terrible for months and investors have shown little surprise even as some readings fell well short of economists' already low expectations. During past recessions, the market has recovered ahead of the economy by growing numb to a stream of poor data and looking for signs that the downturn isn't worsening.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090102/ap_ ... all_street

[Wedgebuster]

Could start to see some steady confidence building within the next 17-19 days as a intellectual front appears ready to move a historically low depression of nasty ideology out of North America that has bogged down our region for years.