Tinfoil alert....(exhuberent uptick in Dow)

[Aviation Pro]

The scenario, the Dow goes up when money is infused into the system in addition to being a reflection of the productivity of the working force. I find it very curious that the RepubliCON strategy and Little Monkey's talking points coincide with this sudden surge of the Dow. We know that Americans are producing more than ever (but not reaping any benefits).

The tinfoil question, where is the money coming from? (My tinfoil answer, from the RNC).

[displacedtexan]

1. The $ comes form short selling and 7 companies doing well.

I read that recently.

[BonnieJW]

2. It's being carried on the backs

of the oil companies and all the war profiteers and their suppliers.

[aquart]

3. What makes you think it's American money?

Foreign capital fled the US when Bush took control. On the optimistic belief that Republican control and fiscal insanity is about to end, foreign money may well be re-entering our markets. The market moves on anticipation.

[WilliamPitt]

4. The Street sees the Dems coming back into power

and remembers how well that worked out in the 1990s.

Same thing happened in 1992, when it looked like Clinton was going to win.

[Speck Tater]

5. They pump money into the market now to inflate the prices

so that they can yank the rug out from under the market right after the Dems take over. Then they play the fear card again claiming the Dems made the market crash.

[Julius Civitatus]

8. They always do that before elections when Repugs are in power

ALWAYS!!!

They did it with Reagan, with Bush Sr., and now with Monkey Bush.

Right before the election:

- Lots and lots of money get injected in the stock market; Repug pals invest and create a fictional Dow rise. All media scream "economic boom!", "bonanza", "we are in the money!".

- Big oil and Saudi pals, as thank you note to their Bushie partners, artificially lower oil prices a couple of months before the election to add to the false sense of economic stability.

All these things come down crashing after every election cycle.
Americans keep falling for it, over and over again.

[LordLovesAWorkingMan]

6. Nope.

Upticks in the market like the recent runup involve tens, if not hundreds, of billions of dollars. The RNC doesn't have that sort of scratch to move the Dow needle.

The fact is that corporate earnings are tending upward, and energy prices are declining. These facts imply value and stability.

I think the real question is, 'Great, the market is doing what's it's supposed to do. Just think of the wealth that would have been created if we hadn't squandered goodwill and money all over the globe.'

If RNC money has to be involved, I say let THEM fund Iraq.

[Julius Civitatus]

7. It all will fall considerably AFTER the elections

Repugs want to run on the health of the economy, having basically slashed and burned the rest of what once was America. Notice a few things:

- It's been widely reported that oil prices have been kept artificially low just a few months before the elections. This is big oil's little gift to Monkey Boy. Prince Bandar is helping too by keeping artificial low prices before the election. After November 7, oil prices will shoot up again to the outrageous levels of the summer. Be ready.

- The insanely high housing market has been on the tightrope for a while. Any bump on the economy (like a rise on gas prices) will tip it over. This will create a considerable slump on the economy. Check out how overpriced the market has been for a decade, on speculation alone:

[AngryAmish]

9. Well, real estate is down

Folks have to invest their money somewhere. When I say folks, I mean big investors - pension funds, insurance companies, etc. Right now real estate is not doing so good. In the wake of the tech bubble bursting a lot of money went into real estate. Now these funds have to invest it somewhere, real erstate is down, corporate profits are up so people are returning to the stock market. (also less speculation on oil futures - a lot of people got hurt nat the end of that run.)

[Parche]

10. dow

Oil stocks, Halliburton, Bechtel, defense industry, yes they are doing well