General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsExactly what is being dumped in the stock market
this week? All of that stock can't have been for good companies. What's happening?
Dem forever
(79 posts)All stocks will fall. And fall and fall 6000 might be the bottom in one month.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)market may end up at 6000 points or drop 6000 points? Sorry, we're trying to retire. My retirement portfolio lost $18K since this all began. I have no idea about my husband's yet. Very nervous.
wishstar
(5,271 posts)and bankrupt airlines will require US bailout.
But besides companies impacted most severely, today's fall as in several previous down days, the losses are across the board lower through all sectors as people are selling mutual funds where holdings are spread across sectors and institutional sellers just reducing all their holdings across the board to be less exposed.
msongs
(67,440 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)selling everything to raise cash. Banks and Hedge Funds are doing the same. Companies are dumping their own stock to raise cash.
IRA's are being brutalized near the 20% or more levels. We are seeing another Lehman Market disaster in the making .