gerard minack joins inside business, page-7

s&p earnings seem to have fallen off a cliff in the last quarter

-%23.25 !!!!!

previous to this the lowest earnings figures were

12/31/1991 $2.55
12/31/2002 $3.00

12/31/2010 $7.81
09/30/2010 $8.56
06/30/2010 $9.30
03/30/2010 $9.64
12/31/2009 $7.09
09/30/2009 $7.46
06/30/2009 $6.64
03/31/2009 (86%) $11.34

ACTUALS
12/31/2008 -$23.25
09/30/2008 $9.73
06/30/2008 $12.86
03/31/2008 $15.54
12/31/2007 $7.82
09/30/2007 $15.15
06/30/2007 $21.88
03/31/2007 $21.33
12/31/2006 $20.24
09/30/2006 $21.47
06/30/2006 $20.11
03/31/2006 $19.69
12/31/2005 $17.30
09/30/2005 $17.39
06/30/2005 $18.29
03/31/2005 $16.95
31/12/2004 $13.94
09/30/2004 $14.18
06/30/2004 $15.25
03/31/2004 $15.18
31/12/2003 $13.16
09/30/2003 $12.56
06/30/2003 $11.10
03/31/2003 $11.92
12/31/2002 $3.00
09/30/2002 $8.53
06/30/2002 $6.87
03/31/2002 $9.19
12/31/2001 $5.45
09/30/2001 $5.23
06/30/2001 $4.83
03/31/2001 $9.18
12/31/2000 $9.07
09/30/2000 $13.71
06/30/2000 $13.48
03/31/2000 $13.74
12/31/1999 $12.77
09/30/1999 $11.93
06/30/1999 $12.51
03/31/1999 $10.96
12/31/1998 $8.56
09/30/1998 $8.99
06/30/1998 $9.87
03/31/1998 $10.29
12/31/1997 $8.94
09/30/1997 $9.87
06/30/1997 $10.44
03/31/1997 $10.47
12/31/1996 $9.86
09/30/1996 $9.78
06/30/1996 $10.13
03/31/1996 $8.96
12/31/1995 $7.13
09/30/1995 $8.69
06/30/1995 $9.26
03/31/1995 $8.88
12/31/1994 $8.35
09/30/1994 $7.94
06/30/1994 $7.38
03/31/1994 $6.93
12/31/1993 $5.08
09/30/1993 $5.81
06/30/1993 $4.89
03/31/1993 $6.11
12/31/1992 $3.60
09/30/1992 $4.73
06/30/1992 $5.40
03/31/1992 $5.36
12/31/1991 $2.55
09/30/1991 $3.74
06/30/1991 $4.54
03/31/1991 $5.14
12/31/1990 $4.40
09/30/1990 $5.33
06/30/1990 $6.07
03/31/1990 $5.54
12/31/1989 $4.80
09/30/1989 $4.85
06/30/1989 $6.48
03/31/1989 $6.74
12/31/1988 $5.62
09/30/1988 $6.38
06/30/1988 $6.22
03/31/1988 $5.53



I wonder where we should be here based on earnings

1955