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Strategies & Market Trends : Booms, Busts, and Recoveries

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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (39181)10/5/2003 9:10:57 PM
From: elmatador  Read Replies (1) of 74559
 
We have a consensus: The job data was ENRONed. I warned Jay that leading to the presidential electoion there will be more numbers' make up.

Government manipulation in the age of the Internet is difficult. We can pool a lot of brains with different angles, devious flips and slanted readings to come out with a consensus.

That notwithstanding, doesn't mean gobernments will mend their ways and manipulate less. They will continue to do so. Business as usual.

BBR population is a infinitesimal minory in the whole scheme of things.

That said I can register a new neologism fter:

Abracadabra, KABOOM! (yes with capitals) and now the verb to ENRON. Which means inflate numbers to feed analysts.
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