It's hitting the entire world, Dancer. In Germany the unemployment rate is terribly high. But it was always higher statistically, compared to the US.

Sorry to hear about all the lay offs. I'm worried about my son's job as well. He had to lay off 35 people last week. I hope the next bout won't include him. He works in a large industrial real-estate company, and nobody is buying.

Oddly enough, I'm holding my own in our business. People are buying apartments, which are so cheap at this point. Certainly is wiser to invest there, than buying stocks.
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