Community Corner
Question: Are We Headed for a Double-Dip Recession?
Stocks have been sinking. Where's the bottom?

On Monday, everyone panicked because the Dow Jones shed its largest amount since the "Great Recession" of 2008. Are we toast?
On Tuesday, amid talk from the Federal Reserve that interest rates would not be raised for at least a couple years, the Dow Jones closed up its highest amount all year. We're not toast!
As of noon Wednesday, amid fears France may be the next country lose its coveted AAA credit rating, the Dow Jones is down over 300 points ... are we toast?
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Needless to say, the stock market has been a bit volatile in recent weeks. With unemployment still hovering dangerously close to 10 percent nationally, and the recent credit rating downgrade of the U.S. to AA+, many are publically expressing their fears of what is being called a "double dip recession."
Which brings us to our "Question of the Day:" Are we headed for a double-dip recession? What does that mean to folks, specifically, in Morristown (think your neighbors, your neighboring businesses, etc.)? Chime in below.
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