The beginning of the fourth quarter will be dominated by global earthquakes and employment data

There is a great deal of worry surrounding the markets and the global economy as we begin the first working week of the fourth quarter.

The U.S. market concluded the third quarter on a downturn, down about 25% year-to-date as measured by the S&P 500. The new British prime minister, Liz Truss, was recently embarrassed when she reversed course on her Reaganomics agenda of tax cuts for the wealthiest. Meanwhile, oil producing nation....