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edhopper

(36,877 posts) Thu Nov 13, 2025, 05:58 PM Nov 13

Dow down 800 points today

Well 797.
Did Trump's refusal to release October economic data, including the Jobs Report finally wake up the fools on Wall Street that he is crashing the Economy?

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Dow down 800 points today (Original Post) edhopper Nov 13 OP

No. Greg_In_SF Nov 13 #1

The Dow will regain that loss within a few days. Wednesdays Nov 13 #2

A loss of 800 points used to be a big deal, Haggard Celine Nov 13 #3

Yep BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 13 #4

The Dow Greg_In_SF Nov 13 #5

Greg_In_SF

(725 posts)

1. No.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 06:15 PM

Nov 13

It was tech stocks and December rate cuts uncertainty.

Wednesdays

(21,396 posts)

2. The Dow will regain that loss within a few days.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 06:19 PM

Nov 13

Haggard Celine

(17,573 posts)

3. A loss of 800 points used to be a big deal,

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 09:19 PM

Nov 13

but not so much anymore, since it's sitting at 30,000+. I think it fell about 800 points in 1987, and that scared a lot of people. But the market back then was a small fraction of what it is today.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,227 posts)

4. Yep

Reply to Haggard Celine (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 09:25 PM

Nov 13

Greg_In_SF

(725 posts)

5. The Dow

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 09:43 PM

Nov 13

is exactly where it closed on Tuesday. Today's sell off means absolutely nothing long term.

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