I'm not an economist ...

... which is why I'm really confused here. I could understand that high oil prices could have an adverse effect on the market. But now, less than a couple of months after cripplingly-high oil prices, the thought of low oil prices is contributing to a slide in the stock market.

Stocks plummeted Thursday, with the Dow plunging around 345 points as mixed retail sales, lower oil prices and dour labor market readings amplified worries about a global economic slowdown.

Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. You can't win for losing nowadays! I feel like I'm stuck in the movie Memento. No short term memory whatsoever!