Time for a Eulogy?

(1) Maul of bears. (2) The Fed’s “Dot Plot” is a bad plot for stocks. (3) Fischer puts salt on the wound. (4) Dudley’s “sound footing” not so sound. (5) Weak indicators, though weather may be to blame. (6) Inflation is still MIA. (7) Stock market vigilantes. (8) Drowning in a rising pool of oil. (9) Despite energy cuts, capitalspending indicator hanging in there. (10) Capital markets can absorb losses better than banks. (11) Banks are taking some hits on energy loans, but not enough to worry about. (12) Mark Twain and the bull. (13) Lots of interesting company news. (14) Lots of commotion in retailing.