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fleur-de-lisa

(14,631 posts) Tue Dec 4, 2018, 06:00 PM Dec 2018

As of today, 4 of the top 5 biggest Dow point drops occurred during the Trump admin

Roland Scahill ✔ @rolandscahill

As of today, 4 of the top 5 biggest point drops in the Dow have now occurred during the Trump administration.

3:00 PM - Dec 4, 2018

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As of today, 4 of the top 5 biggest Dow point drops occurred during the Trump admin (Original Post) fleur-de-lisa Dec 2018 OP

MAGA SHMAGA! democratisphere Dec 2018 #1

This is true but deceptive. 11cents Dec 2018 #2

That said, today's tumble is all on Trump. 11cents Dec 2018 #4

Right. Point drops mean nothing. It shouldn't be brought up. Patterson Dec 2018 #5

Correct. Doesn't even make the top 20 in percentage drops onenote Dec 2018 #6

I agree. As much as I despise trump, don't think we should use deception like GOPers. Hoyt Dec 2018 #7

He's a winner malaise Dec 2018 #3

I'm tired of all this winning NewJeffCT Dec 2018 #8

Whether bragging or criticizing, you use whichever looks more impressive. % or absolute numbers. keithbvadu2 Dec 2018 #9

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

1. MAGA SHMAGA!

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 06:04 PM

Dec 2018

drumpf et al is destroying the OBAMA RECOVERY!
Good work CONald!

11cents

(1,778 posts)

2. This is true but deceptive.

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 06:06 PM

Dec 2018

Percentage drop is what matters, not pointage. By percentage, today's drop was minor compared to Black Monday in the 80's.

11cents

(1,778 posts)

4. That said, today's tumble is all on Trump.

Reply to 11cents (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 06:13 PM

Dec 2018

Patterson

(1,536 posts)

5. Right. Point drops mean nothing. It shouldn't be brought up.

Reply to 11cents (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 06:16 PM

Dec 2018

onenote

(42,923 posts)

6. Correct. Doesn't even make the top 20 in percentage drops

Reply to 11cents (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 06:17 PM

Dec 2018

And percentage drops are what matter.

For example, todays drop of 800 points, or 3.10 percent is bad.

The October 15 2008 drop of 733 points, or 7.84 percent, was more than twice as bad despite being smaller in absolute terms.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

7. I agree. As much as I despise trump, don't think we should use deception like GOPers.

Reply to 11cents (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 06:17 PM

Dec 2018

It's too easy to see through, and does not differentiate us from white wingers.

malaise

(269,546 posts)

3. He's a winner

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 06:09 PM

Dec 2018

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)

8. I'm tired of all this winning

Reply to malaise (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 06:18 PM

Dec 2018

so very tired

keithbvadu2

(37,144 posts)

9. Whether bragging or criticizing, you use whichever looks more impressive. % or absolute numbers.

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Wed Dec 5, 2018, 12:46 AM

Dec 2018

Whether bragging or criticizing, you use whichever looks more impressive.

% or absolute numbers.

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