Ford February sales down 48%; GM February sales down 53%; Japanese down 40%...

[Beet]

We need to get you a mega-thread you can post all the depressing news you find into.

Since September, jmcfst and now myself have been asking Dave for an economics board.  Nothing has happened yet.  If one appears, I'll be happy to post in there.

Btw, I'd post good news if there was any. 

Fair enough.

There's been some minor points of good news if you're looking for it. Consumer spending was up in January, for the first time in several months. The CPI was up in January, which is good for people who worry about deflation. Housing inventories have been dropping since the second half of last year. Car sales are at such a slow rate that people would have to keep their vehicles for 25 years just to maintain current ownership rates. The Australians didn't lower interest rates. China may double the size of its stimulus, and is buying copper...