Dow --- how --- why?

I admit I was concerned when the markets took a mildly significant drop on Friday. Where was the "Year-End Rally?"

But Fridays are always difficult days on the Street.

I doubt that that the markets are open on Christmas Day, compounding the problem,.

The eco-pundits are saying the economy was "slow" in the Third Quarter --- about 2%.

Sound to me like that fabled "Soft Landing."