There Ain't No Cure For The Summertime Blues'

摘要

So said Eddie Cochran's classic 1958 hit, later covered by dozens of rock bands around the world. Paraphrasing another hit song about the season (with apologies to Bananarama), what a cruel, cruel summer it has been so far for the American economy. For weeks, gas prices reached closer to $5'per-gallon than the already shocking $4 mark. At the same time, the stock markets, unemployment statistics and other leading indicators continue to falter ... if not downright tank. Banks have been shuttered and the mortgage crisis nearly swallowed twin giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.