Originally Posted by wastedrubber

So Mark, when can we expect things to start picking back up in MI? What's our unemployment rate here, 16% or something stupid? Our whole lively hood up here is based on the Auto Industry, and there's just a faint pulse coming from it lately. Pretty depressing up here...

Originally Posted by RandomHero

The dow? I pulled that out of my ***:
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/sto...index_dow.html

Unemployment stastics(out of my *** too):
http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/Surv...me=LN_cpsbref3
Here are the January-September figures for unemployment. It's also in my link(I added in percentages):
7.6 8.1 8.5 8.9 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.7 9.8
Jan-March=11.8%increase in unemployment
April-June=6.7% increase in unemployment
July-September=4.26% increase in unemployment

As far as market growth. Check my first link(check for brown stains).

For lack of a better link, my Great Depression Labor Statistics(brush off the dingleberries):
http://useconomy.about.com/od/grossd...Depression.htm

EDIT-I realize I didn't answer your original question. I'm a Finance Major aspiring to earn my masters as well. Don't worry though, I didn't make all that up. I get my information from reliable sources: Bloomberg, Bureau of Labor Statistics, etc. I also tend to learn a thing or two in my Finance classes. The little Indian guy with 3 pHD's also says a thing or two that catches my attention.

Originally Posted by RandomHero

That's really hard to say. The problem is, that GM's biggest market right now is good ole' China. In fact that's what most auto manufacturer's biggest market it. Unless things change it may be a long time before auto manufacturers give more thought to the U.S. auto industry.

Originally Posted by BlownChevy

two words: Buy Ammo

Originally Posted by marlboroman71818

Thank you, no need to be your usual self though, I was really just curious where your knowledge was from cause I dont know a damn thing about it. Now you give me Physics or Chemistry and I am game on a debate.