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Haggard Celine

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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.

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Dow down 800 points today [View all] 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