There is an old comedy routine in the movies where one actor is asked to go for a ride in another's new car. The former becomes excited, dresses up nicely, slicks up his hair, and eventually hops into the car.

​In a mild surprise - and a largely symbolic move - the FOMC today decided to trim monthly asset purchases they have been making through the QE3 program by $10 billion per month.

In the 1987 film classic, Moonstruck, a character says to her philandering husband:

"I just want you to know no matter what you do, you're gonna die, just like everybody else."