Senate Passed the Stimulus bill Now stock are falling

The markets will recover...eventually. The problem is that everyone listens to the news, TV, radio, the President himself all talking about how the economy is in dire straits and will continue to get worse before it gets better. The stock market reflects this negativity. If people would just stop listening to the negative talk, and start trying to act somewhat normal, the economy would recover faster. Ok, we can't do a whole lot about the job market, but those who still have steady jobs can continue to "invest" and spend in the US economy to keep it going. When people stop spending, the economy suffers. It's a vicious cycle. People stop spending when they hear comments about how bad the economy is; the economy then gets worse because people have stopped spending. The cycle has to be broken somehow - the people need a boost of confidence to start spending again.

I also noticed that they punged over 300 points and that is very scary. It seems another step towards Obama getting what he wants but is really what our country needs...? I guess many people must think not.

i have no dealings w/the stock market but ihave doubts it will recup for a long, long time if ever.

Are you surprised? I don't know what happened to common sense, fear is the driver here. Before anything else we need jobs, we don't just need the government throwing our children money away. You know they are not going to police this and the money will go where it always does to the rich.

I try not to pay much attention to the news. Its too sad and scary. I hope we get out of this mess sooner rather then later though.

The stimulus bill is affecting the stock market but that is nothing to be too worried about. The stock market is the reflection of the national economy. The economy will outlast this crisis thus so will the stock market. Now is actually a great time to pour some money into the stock market. Most companies are at an all time low in the stock market. These are the times when someone can take a few thousand dollars invest it and be a milionare when the market recovers. Granted some of these companies will never recover but some of the stronger companies will survive the crisis and rebound stronger than before. So everyone should invest now! while the market is so low it can't get any lower!

Investors are worried about the future of taxes. Why should I invest in the economy if the government will take most of my profits in taxes. I paid taxes on the money I invest and the government will tax what ever profit I make as well as taxing the company so why should I risk my money. The other factor is the Stock Market is betting on the future and with the administration uncertainty as to what and how they are going to spend the money. With out specifics the market will continue to reflect the uncertainty. If they come out with specifics, no matter what they do, the stock market will respond in a positive manner once they know what will be happening.