As earnings estimates are ratcheted down and hopes for a quick economic fix fade, the once-inconceivable notion of returning to Dow 5000 or S&P 500 at 500 looks a little less far-fetched.

• 随着企业的收益预期被逐步下调，加上经济很快走出困境的希望渐渐渺茫，道指跌回5000点或标普500指数跌回500点这种曾经难以想象的事情现在看上去似乎已非遥不可及了。