genius101,   untrue.  People who keep their cars for years add to a company's bottom line with parts and service.  THAT's where the real money is made in the auto industry.  It's called life cycling.  You might want to data check before you go calling folks "morons"   (oh, and by the way, 101 is not a genius IQ lev...more

Hmmm,  Saturn's gone but that's ok because GM still looks like Uranus.   thank you, thank you and don't forget to tip the waitresses.

Don't let the door hit you in the rear Ken...jerk.

Filmnut,   Let me get this straight..."your" "county" in CO. is doing well, Vail ski passes are up 17%, and your "wife's business" is doing well and this is supposed to be some sort of rebuttal to a "national" economic/recession posted comment.  To top it off, you say she's the one that sounds like an "idiot"...whe...more

Man I'm sick of these "pump sunshine up your rear end" type articles.  Wein's one guy, who's gotten it wrong many a time mind you. On a similar theme, Bernanke said the recession's over too...what a crock.   Nice try Microsoft (MSN).

DeBellis wrote,   "How are banks failing now? They can borrow money for nothing and housing and spending are clearly improving. If a bank gets too conservative and stops lending they will pay the price in the upswing. So I say let them go. After all, that is what times like this are for... the weak fail, the strong...more

Now even the FDIC is taking out loans...from the BANKS!!   Rome is burning folks, but please, watch your American Idol and sip your Starbucks...nothing to see here, move along.

Dilema, TX,   yes, it is capitalism for sure when companies merge and not all the jobs are lost in the process.  However, my message was how the news article was putting "mergers" happening now in the context of a "sign" of economic strength and recovery.  My rebuttal is that it's not.   Also, some of you writing t...more

Again, another "twisted reality" article by MSN (aka - Micro "say everything's great" Soft).  Also, I point this out everytime they have a "good news" piece.  They find someone that supports their view, no matter who it is:   "M&A can be a driver of gains for the market," Benoit de Broissia, an analyst at KBL Richeli...more