Originally Posted by akulahunter

My offer of a beverage wager still stands, let me know if you accept...

Also, I agree that there is a short term rise in oil (which will work itself out), but who are these "most analysts predicting a downturn" that you mention? When I'm not flying I have CNBC (or occasionally another business channel) on about 14 hours a day. There is definitely NOT a preponderance of analysts predicting a downturn "soon." In the future (sometime) yes, but there is always a downturn in the future... Fundamentals are still looking very strong.