Please note that even if the title of an update seems to make it obvious what the update is all about, and it seems obvious to you what is being discussed as a result, in many cases there is a broader picture being discussed and/or there are other details also being discussed.  I only have so much space for titles and so I often pick one that is obvious - so a flow of circumstances can easily be seen over time looking at the titles alone, which makes it easier for the reader to see the big picture - or that only summarizes a small part of what happened that day, in that case at least one important aspect, because I realistically simply don't have more space for a title, especially if I want to keep it short. 

          Friday, October 3, 2008   Revised bailout bill passes House, but market falls anyway
          Wednesday, October 8, 2008   Americans are paying down credit card debt for first time in 10 years
          Wednesday, October 8, 2008   American consumers cut way back on spending in September
          Wednesday, October 8, 2008   Fed to lend billions more to AIG
          Wednesday, October 8, 2008   Paulson's press conference today
          Wednesday, October 8, 2008   Several central banks do a coordinated rate cut
          Wednesday, October 8, 2008   Statement by Treasury Secretary Paulson
          Thursday, October 9, 2008   U.S. may take ownership stake in banks
          Thursday, October 9, 2008   Well, it's done - Dow closes down enough to confirm a major bear market

          Thursday, October 9, 2008   General comment in light of developments
          Friday, October 10, 2008   Reasons for the late day drop yesterday

          Friday, October 10, 2008   Note about consumer spending

          Friday, October 10, 2008   Overall thoughts about the situation

          Monday, October 13, 2008   A comment about Warren Buffett

          Monday, October 13, 2008   The stock market bounce

          Wednesday, October 15, 2008   Economy still going down

          Thursday, October 16, 2008   Key manufacturing regions are hurting

          Friday, October 17, 2008   Home building, consumer confidence way down

          Monday, October 20, 2008   "Fresh signs of the thaw"

          Wednesday, October 22, 2008   Bad earnings reports exacerbate the situation

          Thursday, October 23, 2008   General thoughts

          Tuesday, October 28, 2008   What is it with this big rise?

          Monday, November 3, 2008   Slow stock market day today despite car sales declines

          Tuesday, November 4, 2008   Stock market way up today on election day

          Wednesday, November 5, 2008   Jobs down, service sector down, stock market down

          Thursday, November 6, 2008   The proof is in, economy is spinning down

          Friday, November 7, 2008   High unemployment

          Monday, November 10, 2008   Starbucks profit way down

          Wednesday, November 12, 2008   S&P 500 closes below a major support level today

          Thursday, November 13, 2008   Interesting day
          Friday, November 14, 2008   Big day for news

          Monday, November 17, 2008   What a day

          Wednesday, November 19, 2008   Dow falls below key support level

          Thursday, November 20, 2008   Compromise in Senate about auto maker loans?
          Monday, November 24, 2008   More government help, stock market up

          Tuesday, November 25, 2008   More bad news

          Wednesday, November 26, 2008   An additional detail + more bad news

          Monday, December 1, 2008   More big bad news and the market is way down

          Tuesday, December 2, 2008   Autos down, stocks up

          Wednesday, December 3, 2008   Services sector way down, jobs way down

          Thursday, December 4, 2008   More bad news, stock market sideways, then down

          Friday, December 5, 2008   Employment numbers worse than expected

          Monday, December 8, 2008   Euphoria over bailout, infrastructure proposal

          Tuesday, December 9, 2008   Dow down today nearly as much as it was up yesterday

          Friday, December 12, 2008   Auto bailout twists and turns

          Monday, December 15, 2008   A quick note about the market today

          Tuesday, December 16, 2008   Clear desperation by the Fed

          Wednesday, December 17, 2008   Shock to the system

          Thursday, December 18, 2008   Things didn't hold up

          Friday, December 19, 2008   Auto bailout announced, stocks bounce, but can't hold

          Monday, December 22, 2008   Walgreen's, Toyota weigh today

          Tuesday, December 23, 2008   Home sales way down

          Wednesday, December 24, 2008   Weekly new unemployment claims high, stores have deep discounts

          Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008   Consumer confidence hits record low