Finance & Investing

What a year. The economy nosedived. U.S. stocks lost 38% of their value. And those of us who earn a living trying to peer into the future had our comeuppance. Along with all the bad news, the panic of '08 will be remembered for a bumper crop of wrong predictions from pundits, prognosticators, and analysts of all stripes.



Here are a few bloopers from a year that turned out to be a bust on many levels. See if you agree. The slide show begins with the navigation bar to your right.

By Elizabeth Ody

To see the bears and how they were right click here.