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WarGamer

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25. Author was just a bit off... April 25, -2.88%

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #21)

Thu May 1, 2025, 10:15 PM

May 1

That's the worst April since...

2022.

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Dow worst April since 1932 [View all] malaise Apr 22 OP

He needs to touch himself. OLDMDDEM Apr 22 #1

I almost added malaise Apr 22 #2

I wasn't sure if I should have added it. It could be taken wrong. OLDMDDEM Apr 22 #4

Hehe malaise Apr 22 #5

I know I took it 'wrong' EYESORE 9001 Apr 22 #9

First thing I thought of was his wee hands milking his infected mushroom Celerity May 2 #36

lol RJ-MacReady Apr 22 #13

Wait until they privatize Social Security! Kid Berwyn Apr 22 #3

I think that would be political suicide. Remember Bush Junior trying that? OLDMDDEM Apr 22 #6

The Dow is down Greg_In_SF Apr 22 #7

The Largest Short Term Drop That Year... ProfessorGAC Apr 22 #17

K&R spanone Apr 22 #8

Kind of a weird claim onenote Apr 22 #10

Seems to have been a fictional claim. WarGamer Apr 22 #11

From WSJ -- you two like those rightwing sources, don't you? W_HAMILTON Apr 22 #15

I don't read the WSJ and I don't intend to subscribe onenote Apr 22 #18

lol... WarGamer Apr 22 #19

Yeah -- it could get a lot fucking worse. PS - Nothing the OP or article said is wrong/fiction, but your claim was. W_HAMILTON Apr 22 #21

Today's a new day... where's my calculator? WarGamer Apr 23 #22

Despite the faith you put in the WSJ, it seems likely they weren't right. onenote Apr 30 #23

Actually from open on April 1 to Close on April 30.. DOW was -2.88% WarGamer May 1 #24

Author was just a bit off... April 25, -2.88% WarGamer May 1 #25

bottom line is Skittles May 1 #28

I believe it could have been coordinated. WarGamer May 1 #29

LOL Skittles May 1 #30

yes, they DO Skittles May 1 #27

Yup... WarGamer May 1 #31

An easy why to distinguish... littlemissmartypants May 1 #32

Heard this on CNBC at the time and agree, the month still had several trading days left. Dow 1932 dropped about 25% ... cliffside May 2 #34

Will Trump celebrate this as an "Historic Achievement" or a "Record Breaking Display of Prosperity"? Ping Tung Apr 22 #12

It *is* Greg_In_SF Apr 22 #14

Bessent out today pumping Johonny Apr 22 #16

Good to see our resident Trump/Musk bros got their cues to push back on this. BannonsLiver Apr 22 #20

So much winning! marble falls May 1 #26

April 2024 and April 2022 were worse for the Dow than April 2025, both in terms of points lost and percentage lost Celerity May 2 #33

Thanks n/t malaise May 2 #35