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marmar

(80,036 posts) Mon Aug 24, 2015, 09:35 AM Aug 2015

Crazy. Dow down -1000 at opening [View all]

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Crazy. Dow down -1000 at opening [View all] marmar Aug 2015 OP

The tragic result of an economy so closely tied to the fate of it's slavestates. HughBeaumont Aug 2015 #1

Oh it really is about time yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #4

Wall Street crooks stealing our retirement. . . B Calm Aug 2015 #2

Don't worry, it will be halfway back by lunch. Renew Deal Aug 2015 #3

I was correct... -479.20(2.91%) Renew Deal Aug 2015 #17

who cares about the number - what's for lunch? 6chars Aug 2015 #29

lol, exactly Renew Deal Aug 2015 #32

The stock market is not the economy edhopper Aug 2015 #5

I'm getting ready to buy Puddy Aug 2015 #6

about 700 down now riversedge Aug 2015 #7

Rule 48 has been enacted. Quackers Aug 2015 #8

? What's rule 47? B Calm Aug 2015 #10

RULE 48 no_hypocrisy Aug 2015 #12

Don't break rule 46. Quackers Aug 2015 #13

At least it wasn't Option 6 underpants Aug 2015 #15

What does the returning of the Jedi's have to do with it? Quackers Aug 2015 #19

Jedis' are Episode 6. Option 6 is pickles on your burger. Amishman Aug 2015 #21

So is this like level 6? Quackers Aug 2015 #22

Option 6 - when faced with a hard life choice... underpants Aug 2015 #25

Because it was nothing more than a bubble created by the Fed. DesMoinesDem Aug 2015 #9

Wall Street wants MORE Quantitative Easing Octafish Aug 2015 #11

Huh? Johnny2X2X Aug 2015 #38

all the crazy account fees stay the same. Sunlei Aug 2015 #14

That's how they make their money. mmonk Aug 2015 #23

I noticed, thats why I've never done the 401k 'thing' Sunlei Aug 2015 #28

Yeah, avg. 11% annual gains on pretax, often matched, contributions are made worthless by 0.5% fees whatthehey Aug 2015 #33

..... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2015 #34

what? I just didn't care to lose such a huge chunk in fees, adds up over a decade or two. Sunlei Aug 2015 #35

Which is fine if you have a better deal. They are very hard to find however. whatthehey Aug 2015 #39

In principle this is good for me since I do constant-dollar purchases for my retirement fund Recursion Aug 2015 #16

These swings are how some people get filthy rich VERY fast. In seconds, closeupready Aug 2015 #18

At the risk of sounding crazy, I just want to mention something. Skidmore Aug 2015 #20

Well not even many of the traders know the machinations anymore. mmonk Aug 2015 #24

I've been noticing little ads on various websites SheilaT Aug 2015 #26

Ron Paul and people like him predict a stock market crash everyday of the year Johonny Aug 2015 #30

even a blind nut will find a squirrel now and then. People who constantly predict calamities corkhead Aug 2015 #36

Sounds like a great time to buy. cbdo2007 Aug 2015 #27

its only down 325 right now rdking647 Aug 2015 #31

Damn, I missed it, lol. cbdo2007 Aug 2015 #37

So we've gone from end of the world, stash your cash in a mattress to..... Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2015 #40

I love not being in the Market PasadenaTrudy Aug 2015 #41

Will this affect property speculation? daredtowork Aug 2015 #42

This is all about China, the Fed and Commodities... triple whammy JCMach1 Aug 2015 #43