It Figures

2008 Performance of Stocks, Oil, Dollar, Long Bond

Hard to see why above rants should be disappointed when a post titled "2008 Performance of Stocks..." presents data on 2008 performance! It's like the woman complaining about all the pornography on her VCR.

Think before you click.

Five Ways the Global Economy Is Rebounding

I'd quibble a bit with some of your wording, but you make legitimate points. "Rebounding" in the headline is a stretch, and "could be" in the first sentence fits the picture better, in my opinion, than "feels like it may be". The stabilization and rebound you are suggesting is probably just around the corner, based on history, but certainly not yet in view.

But seeing around corners is what this is all about, isn't it? Good observations.