Black Thursday

Quote of the Week: “”Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at pleasure.” —Thomas Jefferson (1823) Number of…

In 1997, a burgeoning computer company, Gateway, was going public. At the time, the New York Stock Exchange attracted showy launches of new offerings, and because Gateways mascot was a cow, it made sense to parade a 1,400-pound bovine through the trading floo…