As goes Wall Street, so goes Sesame Street. You knew that, right? If you want to see a bunch of moping Muppets, swing on by.

Bert is furious that Ernie insisted they finally buy their place in 2005 — at what turned out to be the peak of the market. The Cookie Monster has been hit hard by rising food costs and keeps ranting about how the ethanol program is pushing up the price of grain. And Elmo? He's not the same.

"Tickle me?" he was mumbling to himself as he lay ...

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