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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWay to calm down Wall St Trump...DOWN 771 points right now
These will easily be ANOTHER 1,000 point daily drop. Down over 3,000 points in 15 days.
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Way to calm down Wall St Trump...DOWN 771 points right now (Original Post)
Bengus81
Feb 2020
OP
Important point, obscured in typical retail djia non log non percentage stock charts.
empedocles
Feb 2020
#6
As a general rule, the market and economy performs better under democratic administrations
A HERETIC I AM
Feb 2020
#14
RandySF
(59,136 posts)1. We've been taking advantage of the bargains.
Walleye
(31,039 posts)2. Starting to look like the days after 9/11/01
Bengus81
(6,932 posts)5. Starting to look like the crash of 2008 under another Republican
Walleye
(31,039 posts)8. Dow is down 866 and it's only 10:30. Yikes
AGeddy
(509 posts)3. Dow performance under Obama vs Trump
On Obama's inauguration day: 7,900
On Trump's inauguration day: 19.500
Over 250% gain.
Now: 26,000 and dropping
About a 35% gain. and dropping.
Obama was much better for the markets than Trump.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)6. Important point, obscured in typical retail djia non log non percentage stock charts.
Suspect that relatively few people understand the significance.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,376 posts)14. As a general rule, the market and economy performs better under democratic administrations
At least since the 30s anyway
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)4. Hasn't that wiped out 2 years of gains already?
Bengus81
(6,932 posts)7. Right now it's wiped out all gains since 9/3/19
Wounded Bear
(58,691 posts)9. Just hit -900, bouncing around there...nt
Under The Radar
(3,404 posts)10. HANG ON TIGHT!
Walleye
(31,039 posts)11. I only hope trump is having a similar meltdown
durablend
(7,463 posts)13. We're nearing Friday
So who's getting fired under the radar?
people
(627 posts)12. It's now down 930
Amazing.