"The Dow broke to its lowest level since October 1998 Tuesday -- and with it went investor hopes that they'd seen the worst. "

I wonder if investor experience and new information systems have replaced the panic crashing of previous decades with this slow rolling plumet. Eitherway, your farmer's almanac should tell you that rain is most likely in September. It should also tell you that October is a good month for the black plague.

Oh, BTW, the stock market is crashing....