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IbogaProject

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3. The Dow indexes were invented for that theory

Reply to crud (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 01:39 PM

Nov 9

Mr Dow would compare the industrials index to the transportation index to get a feel for economic direction. The transportation index declining outside of a weather disaster was an indicator of economic turbulence.

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I've often thought that you could crud Nov 9 #1

There used to be a guy who monitored pallet production mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 #2

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The Dow indexes were invented for that theory IbogaProject Nov 9 #3