The stock market’s major indexes continue to fall, hitting lows last seen in 1997. Several people speculate that investors are concerned about banks and loan defaults as the recession continues, which is causing an overwhelming sense of pessimism. The Dow…

On the markets, today was quite a downer. In fact, today the major indexes hit their lowest levels since 1997. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 250 to close at 7,114. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index was down…

Dow-wow!

Things were looking up on Wall Street yesterday. Of course it’s a wait-and-see kind of game. Still, the Dow Jones industrials gained more than 11 percent — its biggest one-day percentage gain. (The previous record? During the tech boom in 2000.)…

The Dow Jones industrials jumped up 936 points — its biggest single-day point-gain. In one day, the Dow gained half of what it lost last week. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index also set a record for a one-day point gains….

Red alert

That’s right: We’re giving you control over what the Weatherbird says. At 5 p.m. today, I will post potential Bird lines from our clever copy editors. Then you get to vote on which one will appear in print. The fun…

You know what they say about the best-laid plans? Of course they didn’t work, so let’s catch up on the Weatherbird.

The Weatherbird is a little worried about the stock market. The Fed cut the federal funds interest rate yesterday, and the Dow closed up 3.5 percent. What does it all mean? I’m not sure either. The Bird line probably sums…