In one month. Our economy is slowing. Profits are slowing across the board. Unemployment may be inching up from its historic lows. While often pushed aside by a news media focused on the battle for the White House, escalating Middle East violence could have long-term implications for the region s economic and political stability.
Storm clouds are on the horizon.
I believe, though, that the uncertainty of the election outcome simply gave bargain-seeking investors a potent reason to stay on the sidelines. Only the bears showed up for the post-election party. And so there goes the Vice President in front of the cameras. Gore may think that since the markets obviously don t like him, he won t do investors any favors, either. But he should know that the stock markets are no longer the exclusive domain of only the wealthiest Americans.