It's Not All Bad News...

The Dow Jones climbed out of its hole today, saw its shadow and...

Today's Dow Jones Industrial Average...better
than yesterday's...or the day before that...

• It's official: Everyone hates the NY Yankees.

• Well, it's good news if you're Bill Gates. (But not if you're Bill Gates and you were counting on those commercials with Jerry Seinfeld scoring.)

Bill Gates (left) and Jerry Seinfeld:
Some people thought it would work.

• And it's good news if you're an ad agency doing spots for the McCain or Obama campaigns. After all the heated rhetoric, conventions, stump speeches, etc., no real movement in the polls.

• If you get to charge Sen. Joe Biden a buck for every time he says you're his favorite, here's some good news.

• Good news if you're a Berkshire Hathaway Inc., type.

Extra: Out of all the economic tumult this week, is there actually a plan to get things going again? Just asking...