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PoindexterOglethorpe

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20. Oh, they do.

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #19)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 03:42 PM

Mar 2019

There will be breathless anticipation of the end of western civilization as we know it over any sort of drop in the Dow. Today, Thursday, at 2:30 EST, the Dow is down 228 points. Huge, yes? No. It's less than 1%.

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Dow Plunges Below 26,000 after Donald Trump Bashes Fed [View all] question everything Mar 2019 OP

Every time the fat bastard mentions the stock market, it's always how much "since I was elected." sandensea Mar 2019 #1

Actually, it is since he was elected. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #3

It's not that they're "good for stock owners" in themselves sandensea Mar 2019 #4

My point is that whether from Election Day PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #6

Sure, sure. sandensea Mar 2019 #7

The DOW is still down from Jan 2018 when it hit 26,616 Bengus81 Mar 2019 #15

2018 was worst year for stocks in 10 years Yeehah Mar 2019 #8

Remind me again of the new lows posted last year. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #14

A 5000 point drop in about 80 days last fall wasn't a "slight downturn" IMO.......... Bengus81 Mar 2019 #16

And it's recovered a lot of that drop. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #18

Ummm....ok Bengus81 Mar 2019 #19

Oh, they do. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #20

Stocks took off from the tax cut stock buy backs. safeinOhio Mar 2019 #9

Give him time Roy Rolling Mar 2019 #2

The fix started getting more volatile in 2007 and we know what happened the next year. kimbutgar Mar 2019 #5

my x works for cboe mopinko Mar 2019 #10

Is Trump doing this sh*t on purpose to line someone's pockets... Thomas Hurt Mar 2019 #11

That explains the early morning call from Merrill Lynch. displacedtexan Mar 2019 #12

I hate headlines like this. The use of "plunges" louis-t Mar 2019 #13

I don't care if stocks are up or down the first year of any presidency, Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #17