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Renew Deal

(85,059 posts)
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 03:24 PM Yesterday

There's a Friday afternoon stock market selloff taking place

The Dow has lost 360 points since 1:20PM ET and it's continuing to drop. It looks like people realize with all of the troop movements that ground troops in Iran are likely at this point. -494 with 36 mins to go


https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EDJI/

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There's a Friday afternoon stock market selloff taking place (Original Post) Renew Deal Yesterday OP
My IRA is on fire RussBLib Yesterday #1
I don't understand why it has not dropped further? The corruption in US government is extraordinary. walkingman Yesterday #2
And you know those termites cashed out already Ponietz Yesterday #3
I lost a shit-ton of money this week bif Yesterday #4
Sudden apparent dipbuying at the very end nitpicked Yesterday #5
Uh-oh wnylib Yesterday #6
I got most of mine out last year. multigraincracker Yesterday #7

walkingman

(10,784 posts)
2. I don't understand why it has not dropped further? The corruption in US government is extraordinary.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 03:26 PM
Yesterday

Ponietz

(4,311 posts)
3. And you know those termites cashed out already
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 03:40 PM
Yesterday

Sadly, many, if not most, Congress members are probably quite busy “repositioning” right now.

nitpicked

(1,783 posts)
5. Sudden apparent dipbuying at the very end
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 04:04 PM
Yesterday

But still, around the close

DOW 45574
NAS 21647
S&P 6506

multigraincracker

(37,564 posts)
7. I got most of mine out last year.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 04:56 PM
Yesterday

Timing was a little off, but now I’m looking for a money market account tied to inflation.
But that’s just me.

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