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Old 10-06-2008, 03:59 PM   #1
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Default The Ow Jones Industrial Average

I renamed it...Coulda been the Down-Jones Industrial or the Wow - Jones Industrial. How far does it go from here? Will this be a "Great Depression" a national "Dustbowl"? Will we be reusing toilet paper and growing our own food?

I am thinking of putting all my extra cash into a stockpile of booze and guns...That way no matter the outcome i will be entertained and somewhat solvent...
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Old 10-06-2008, 04:58 PM   #2
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First time under 10 in 4 years. Ouch!!!
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Old 10-06-2008, 05:12 PM   #3
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I renamed it...Coulda been the Down-Jones Industrial or the Wow - Jones Industrial. How far does it go from here? Will this be a "Great Depression" a national "Dustbowl"? Will we be reusing toilet paper and growing our own food?

I am thinking of putting all my extra cash into a stockpile of booze and guns...That way no matter the outcome i will be entertained and somewhat solvent...
Thats the funniest thing I have read all day!! I think I will be practicing the pink elephant game...if theres an elephant in the corner but I dont acknowledge it, its not really there, right??

(kidding people...i wish I could tho!)
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Old 10-06-2008, 05:35 PM   #4
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Some folks get by with gorillas, others with pink elephants, some even have evil penquins...Whatever works for ya! Really now is a great time for me as far as economic crashes go...I am to poor to tell! I measure my net worth with my fuel gauge and even then I have to look at it as if "is the tank is half empty or is it half full?" Depends on your mood and whats on the radio!
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Some folks get by with gorillas, others with pink elephants, some even have evil penquins...Whatever works for ya! Really now is a great time for me as far as economic crashes go...I am to poor to tell! I measure my net worth with my fuel gauge and even then I have to look at it as if "is the tank is half empty or is it half full?" Depends on your mood and whats on the radio!

I'm right there with ya man!!!
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Old 10-07-2008, 01:28 AM   #6
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Yeah, today was so much fun for me. I watched it all day long on one screen, with accounts up on the other screen as the calls kept rolling in. Personally, I was pretty sure it would rally near the end of the day, and I was right. I thought it would close above 10k, which it just barely failed to do. I wouldn't be surprised if the bottom is near 8800 or maybe even as low as 8300. I certainly don't want it to get that low, but looking at a monthly chart of the dow, it's not exactly unreasonable for that to happen.

The Dow climbed at a reasonable pace for many years, then suddenly started climbing much faster in 95. It dropped down in 2001 and 02, then picked up again in 03 at a fast pace. It appears to be coming back down to the trendline that actually started back in 90 and went through 95. Personally, I know the market goes in cycles. I'm not worried. I just keep on keepin on.
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Old 10-09-2008, 06:04 PM   #7
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Default Dow drops below 9000

http://money.cnn.com/?cnn=yes

Down again: Dow tumbles 7%
Falls below 9,000 for 1st time since '03 - on 1-year anniversary of all-time high. more• Investors pull $43B out of stock

Maybe this guy is on to something...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/...ion/index.html
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Old 10-09-2008, 06:48 PM   #8
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http://money.cnn.com/?cnn=yes

Down again: Dow tumbles 7%
Falls below 9,000 for 1st time since '03 - on 1-year anniversary of all-time high. more• Investors pull $43B out of stock

Maybe this guy is on to something...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/...ion/index.html
Here is a different article. It doesn't speak of the feds action or inaction, but it shows some facts and info...

http://www.schwab.com/public/schwab/...efpid=P-997178

Here is another good article...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/bu...o_interstitial

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Old 10-12-2008, 12:01 AM   #9
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Least they traded Friday. still finished low but its a start and maybe the bottom we have all been waiting on.
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Hey to every dark cloud there's a silver lining... GAS PRICES ARE WAY FUCKING DOWN BABY!!!!! Since I cashed in my 401k,I don't give a fuck about the stock market. My only concern is for the super market baby!!!
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