Thu Jun 11, 2020, 02:39 PM

Polybius (9,368 posts)

Dow plunges 1,500 points as U.S. coronavirus cases rise, amid Fed's grim economic outlook

Source: MarketWatch

U.S. stocks convulsed lower Thursday midday, amid signs of a resurgence of cases of the illness derived from the novel strain, and as investors digested Wednesday’s downbeat economic outlook from the Federal Reserve.

The market moves came even as the number of Americans filing for first-time jobless benefits declined again in the most recent week.

How are benchmarks performing?
The Dow US

JIA was 1,481 points, 5.5%, midday Thursday, near 25,501, while the S&P 500 US:SPX gave up 148 points or 4.6% to trade near 3,044. The Nasdaq Composite US:COMP was down about 387 points, 3.9%, near 9,635, one day after charting a record above 10,000. The small-cap Russell 2000 US:RUT slid 85 points, or 5.8%, notching its worst one-day performance in 10 weeks.

On Wednesday, the Dow fell 282.31 points, or 1%, to end at 26,989.99. The S&P 500 shed 17.04 points, or 0.5%, finishing at 3,190.14. The Nasdaq climbed 66.59 points, or 0.7%, to close at 10,020.35.

Read more: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dow-futures-tumble-550-points-as-stock-market-investors-watch-rising-cases-of-coronavirus-fed-offers-grim-outlook-of-us-economy-2020-06-11

Huge losses today...

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Dow plunges 1,500 points as U.S. coronavirus cases rise, amid Fed's grim economic outlook (Original post)	Polybius	Jun 2020	OP
So killing people is NOT good for the economy?	DBoon	Jun 2020	#1
Don't they still have some of that $1,200 left?	leftieNanner	Jun 2020	#2
Arizona is a bellwether of red states	saidsimplesimon	Jun 2020	#3
After 10 years of QE we're out of gas	bucolic_frolic	Jun 2020	#4
there are going to be an explosion of homelessness, starvation while wall street banksters party	yaesu	Jun 2020	#5
More people realizing what's coming	duforsure	Jun 2020	#6
DJ -1735 NDQ down 480	bucolic_frolic	Jun 2020	#7
Trump's mishandling of the epidemic and it's effect on the economy should be...	AntiFascist	Jun 2020	#8
Marketwatch 20 days ago: strategist sees Dow 30,000 next year and 40,000 by 2023	ffr	Jun 2020	#9
It's a "game" with no winners. Zero sum	saidsimplesimon	Jun 2020	#12
Just wait until the end of July	Dopers_Greed	Jun 2020	#10
Update On The Russell	ProfessorGAC	Jun 2020	#11
S&P 500 fell 7.1% in the last 3 days. And its down 11.3% from its Feb all-time-high, a correction	progree	Jun 2020	#13
Dow down 1861 today...about 2400 points in three days	Bengus81	Jun 2020	#14

Response to Polybius (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2020, 02:41 PM

DBoon (19,744 posts)

1. So killing people is NOT good for the economy?

Will someone tell Mnuchin please?

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Response to DBoon (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 11, 2020, 02:45 PM

leftieNanner (12,259 posts)

2. Don't they still have some of that $1,200 left?

Mnuch-bag said it should last at least 10 weeks, right?

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 02:48 PM

saidsimplesimon (7,849 posts)

3. Arizona is a bellwether of red states

dragging the economy down by supporting the goon and the lunatic.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/ominous-sign-arizona-sees-bounce-back-covid-19-091932237--abc-news-topstories.html

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 02:53 PM

bucolic_frolic (31,855 posts)

4. After 10 years of QE we're out of gas

Yes recession depression is great time to start a business. Unfortunately been going on for 10 years. Now no one wants to borrow because there are no buyers for the output. There might even be fewer consumers because of the COVID-19.

QE is just asset bubble at this point. Rich people paying hedge funds to grab more money. And bank it where no one will lend.

If I had to choose something to do today, i'd go permaculture/hobby/organic small farm. Food. Can't go wrong with food. Local food can supply stores when trucking collapses. When climate change hits. Local food is cash crop, retail or wholesale. Small farms of 1-2 acres can gross mid 6 figures and employ 5-10 people. Inner city or rural, small town or burbs. You got soil, you got crop. And no need of Fed to fvck things up.

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 02:55 PM

yaesu (7,133 posts)

5. there are going to be an explosion of homelessness, starvation while wall street banksters party

with their 6 to 8 trillion stimulus package.

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 02:56 PM

duforsure (11,520 posts)

6. More people realizing what's coming

The trump depression?

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 03:03 PM

bucolic_frolic (31,855 posts)

7. DJ -1735 NDQ down 480

Shakeout.

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 03:42 PM

AntiFascist (12,222 posts)

8. Trump's mishandling of the epidemic and it's effect on the economy should be...

a major campaign point for Biden. The mishandling continues as does the economic downturn.

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 04:06 PM

ffr (21,424 posts)

9. Marketwatch 20 days ago: strategist sees Dow 30,000 next year and 40,000 by 2023

And enough stupid people bought into skewed unemployment claims, manipulated by this regime to prop up the markets, i.e. Grifted.

You're a fool if you're thinking this market is headed north while tRump and the GOP control policy. They're manipulators out to cash in on other peoples stupidity.

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Response to ffr (Reply #9)

Thu Jun 11, 2020, 04:33 PM

saidsimplesimon (7,849 posts)

12. It's a "game" with no winners. Zero sum

Russia's boy is doing the number 2 on the US economy and ready to funnel millions and a propaganda machine to reelect their pal. imo

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 04:13 PM

Dopers_Greed (2,576 posts)

10. Just wait until the end of July

When "unemployment on steroids" ends.

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 04:20 PM

ProfessorGAC (53,263 posts)

11. Update On The Russell

It's down 7.5% for the day, so continued into the afternoon session.
DJIA fell 1,861. The afternoon was no rally after morning losses.

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 05:44 PM

progree (9,029 posts)

13. S&P 500 fell 7.1% in the last 3 days. And its down 11.3% from its Feb all-time-high, a correction

It's back in correction territory (which is between 10% to 20% down from the recent peak).

S&P 500 closes:
3386 Feb 19 all time high
3002 today's, Thursday's 6/11 close
-11.3%

3232 Monday 6/8 - the high point since the March lows, just 3 days ago
3002 today's, Thursday's 6/11 close
-7.1%

Surprising how fast FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) changed into plain old fear

Trump is really going to be bashing Fed chief Powell, he has already started.

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Thu Jun 11, 2020, 07:30 PM

Bengus81 (6,354 posts)

14. Dow down 1861 today...about 2400 points in three days

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