by any metric the us economy is doomed, page-13

feng shui

They also predict "earth" stocks will do well.

This article supports what I read in Malaysia recently that property, resources and alternate energy will do well.


Astrologers offer 'Year of the Rat' stock tips
Posted Thu Feb 7, 2008 12:04pm AEDT
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/07/2156695.htm

Forget about graphs, charts and economic forecasts. Wary investors in Asia are turning to feng shui masters to tell them which way the markets will head in the Chinese Year of the Rat.

Perhaps not surprisingly for investors already burnt by recent stock market slides, feng shui experts are predicting a gloomy year for shares, not good news for those hoping for a rebound in global markets hit by worries over the US economy.

"The rat will become aggressive at the tail end of the year and its underlying water element will cool the stock market," said Vincent Koh, a feng shui master at Singapore Feng Shui Centre.