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There's been no shortage of heartstring-jerking reports from the current economic crisis -- seniors whose retirement accounts have been wiped clean; families relocating from homes to motels; MBAs forced to wear their resumes on sandwich boards.

However, in my humble opinion, today's news might be the most pathetic: Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization that produces the classic Sesame Street TV show, is slashing 20% of its 355-member workforce.

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Wall Street takes its toll on Sesame Street originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Forget bulls and bears, today's market action is all about the monster, a red one named Elmo.

Before you click out of my post in disgust, here me out. Elmo viewers, like my 19-month-old son, learn that anything is possible provided that you have a good imagination and some simple art supplies. Another word for this is self-fulling prophecy.

When it comes to investing, sentiment comes in waves. When times are good, Wall Street analysts trip over themselves to come up with superlatives to describe the wonderfulness of the market. They then kick the market as it goes down and stays down. Then all of the sudden, pundits start arguing that things are not as bad as they seem, a phase that we are in today.

"Analysts say the stock market has been struggling in recent days to adjust its economic outlook, with some experts increasingly optimistic that the U.S. can avoid an outright recession," The Wall Street Journal says. "On the other hand, many remain nervous that the economy will suffer a prolonged bout of weak growth that might feel to many Americans like a recession even if it doesn't fit the technical definition of one."

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What investors can learn from 'Elmo' originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 19 May 2008 16:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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