Wall Street And The War
In spite of widespread predictions that the war would cure Wall Street's ills, the stock market has been unpredictable since the invasion of Iraq began. What do you think?
Michael Kingery,
Accountant
"Wall Street's fluctuations suggest a disturbing lack of confidence in our fighting men abroad. Come on, Dow, support the troops."
Fred Lathon,
Systems Analyst
"I don't know, my shares of Bombco have been pretty solid."
Melissa Arcero,
Florist
"Those jitters on Wall Street probably have more to do with New York's smoking ban than with the war."
Chris Cassell,
Unemployed
"It's wartime, so I guess I figured all of us unemployed people would get jobs building munitions or riveting battleships."
Dean Reiss,
Machinist
"My noise-rock band is creating a song with chord changes based on the Dow's actual fluctuations. You bet it sucks!"
Marjorie Block,
Homemaker
"All I want is for my son to make it home from Wall Street alive."
