re: "Obama to speak at 1:00 ...that ought to finish it off."
Pretty nearly did! The market lost 600 points! He must've stopped talking, though. It's now "only" off by 480.
That's a Pelosi-Victory if ever I've seen one! (a reference to her wild dream of reducing the "deficit." But not the "debt.")
Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months