http://www.buckeyestateblog.com/its_the_economy_stupid Comments for "It's the ECONOMY stupid!" en http://www.buckeyestateblog.com/its_the_economy_stupid From October 27 business news reports:<br /><br />Economic growth slowed to a crawl in the third quarter, advancing at a pace of just 1.6 percent, the worst in more than three years.<br /><br />Over the last 12 months, inflation was 2.4 percent, the largest annual increase since 1995.<br /><br />While the Dow average of 30 &quot;blue chip&quot; stocks is at record highs, the broader S&amp;P 500 and NASDAQ averages are far below their 2001 levels.<br /><br />Chevron Corp&#39;s third-quarter profit surged 40 percent to $5.02 billion; Exxon Mobil Corp. reported that its third-quarter earnings rose to $10.49 billion, putting the company on track to break the record it already holds for annual corporate profits.<br /><br />Meanwhile, back in Southeast Ohio -- How the heck are <strong>YOU</strong> doing under the Bush economy?<br /> http://www.buckeyestateblog.com/its_the_economy_stupid#comment District 18 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:07:35 -0700 Westervillain 3575 at http://www.buckeyestateblog.com