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Roland99

(53,342 posts)
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 02:19 PM Oct 2018

Oct 2018 - Worst month for market indices since right after the crash!

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sp-500-on-the-brink-of-notching-this-nearly-50-year-record-as-stock-market-swoons-2018-10-30
The Dow is down 7.6% in October, which would mark its largest monthly decline since May 2010

The S&P 500 is down 9.4% this month, which would be its worst monthly loss since February of 2009

The Nasdaq is off 12.4%, which would be its largest one-month drop since October 2008

The small-capitalization Russell 2000 index RUT, +1.03% is down 12.9%, which would be its worst month since 2008



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Oct 2018 - Worst month for market indices since right after the crash! (Original Post) Roland99 Oct 2018 OP
And the Media is silent Wellstone ruled Oct 2018 #1
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. And the Media is silent
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 03:34 PM
Oct 2018

for the most part. Velshi and Ruhle are the only voices heard out side of the Partisan CNBC wingers.

Zero nadda about the Ag markets going south in a major way. Folks,we have a Farm crisis coming at Warp Speed. and those affected are clueless.

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