due diligence

So the Dow dropped below 8,000 today for the first time since early 2003, where do we go from here?

This mysterious 8,000 number has been fixated on by pundits and economists ever since the financial world started to fall apart. Is there another number you guys are hawkishly eyeing? Is it the unemployment rate? The countdown till Obama takes office? The latest astronomical layoff numbers at Citi? The amount Wall Street bonuses will get cut? The mpg on GM's next production car? The average SAT scores to get into Wharton?

Let us know.