This doesn't sound good...

Foreclosures up 75% in 2007

Neither does this:
Yahoo to lay off 1,000 workers

Homes - old economy.
Yahoo - new economy.
Both in less-than-stellar shape.

Hmmm...

I've posed this question before. I'll pose it again: Is there a Greek mythological reference to something akin to the opposite of the Midas touch? Everything W touches turns to something really ugly - if there is an anti-Midas touch, W has it!

Stop the madness!