Dow 9,979.40

[CityHall]

Below 10000 for first time since August, on weak earning from GM. Will this affect Bush's chances? Or do Bush's chances affect the market? Talk amongst yourselves.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

1. They know Kerry's coming after their 200K

among other things. Wall Street ain't dumb.

[skooooo]

2. Does not bode well for Bush..but we all know..

..this will come down to lawsuits, court decisions, etc.

[AlCzervik]

3. I dont know, but i do know that Iraq and the price of oil are causing

instability in the market. The more gas prices shoot up the less cash people have to spend on other things which affects the market.

[blue neen]

4. Meanwhile, GM is one of the advertisers for Sinclair.

I called and e-mailed them and threatened to never buy another GM product. Will they think about pulling their ads now if enough people boycott? They can't afford another weak earnings report.

[Itchinjim]

5. Crude; $54.10bbl

[MercutioATC]

6. Pulling out of stocks 2 weeks ago is looking like a smart move.

We'll see what things look like after the election.