Are there any market sectors doing well or ok despite the overall downturn?

Phoebe Loosinhouse

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Thu Sep-18-08 08:39 AM
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Are there any market sectors doing well or ok despite the overall downturn?

Or is everything just too intermingled nowadays?

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bryant69

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Thu Sep-18-08 08:40 AM
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1. I don't know - but i would guess that basic day to day things people need

will continue to do ok, even in an economic slowdown. I mean people gotta eat.

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rucky

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Thu Sep-18-08 08:43 AM
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2. I think people are redefining "need"

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AndyTiedye

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Thu Sep-18-08 09:04 AM
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3. CREE Was UP $1.50 Yesterday, and it's up almost $1 This Morning

CREE makes the best LEDs.

LEDs are even more efficient than CFLs now, and last a lot longer.
They also don't have the disposal issues that CFL has.

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leftofthedial

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Thu Sep-18-08 09:07 AM
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4. the market in one-way first-class tickets out of the country is booming

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Hugabear

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Thu Sep-18-08 09:07 AM
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5. Big Oil continues to rake in record profits

You can bet your ass that BushCo will make sure that they don't suffer one iota.

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K Gardner

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Thu Sep-18-08 09:08 AM
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6. My travel nursing gig seems to be OK for now.. even so, I'm socking away $$ instead of trying

to pay down debt every month. They'll be getting minimum payments from me for awhile, until things settle.

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ThomWV

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Thu Sep-18-08 09:11 AM
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7. People continue to need food and medicines, discount places do well in bad times

You know those stores that are cheaper than Wal Mart? They do well. People still have to eat, people still take medicines. People still drink alcohol, and more of it in some cases, when times are hard. Think about it for a little bit and you will be able to come up with more.

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Wilber_Stool

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Thu Sep-18-08 09:15 AM
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8. Some magazine show did a story

about a guy in the re-poe business. Said he was really going to miss the republicans.

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Redbear

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Thu Sep-18-08 09:16 AM
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9. Consumer staples are doing well

General Mills hit a 52-week high this week.

On Monday, when the first big drop happened, Coke, McDonalds, and Home Depot weren't as affected.

From what I have seen, the tech sector should also do okay.

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lifesbeautifulmagic

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Thu Sep-18-08 09:26 AM
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10. defense contractors doing well, it seems

I know Boeing seems to be doing well (lots of job ads), despite the 2 strikes (mechanics and engineers) it is dealing with. Also, I notice Amazon.com still has tons of hiring ads up here in the PNW, so I would assume that internet retailers are doing ok.

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hootinholler

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Thu Sep-18-08 10:16 AM
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11. MIC and Gubmint Contracting. n/t

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