Boeing's 4.4% tumble responsible for more than a third of Dow's 300 point slump in afternoon trade

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded firmly lower on Wednesday afternoon, amid a broad downturn in U.S. equities led by sharp fall in industrial giant Boeing Co. BA, -3.84% Shares of the Dow component were cutting more than 100 points from the blue-chip benchmark, which was down 4.6% or $15.47. Most recently, the Dow DJIA, -1.00% was off 312 points, or 1.3%, at 24,685. A $1 move in any one of the Dow's 30 components equates to a 6.89-point swing in the average. Boeing's shares BA, -3.84% by dint of a $322 price, have been the most influential among the price-weighted Dow's components. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index [: SPX] was down 0.6% at 2,747, while the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.20% was down 0.5% at 7,476. - Marketwatch

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1. Ha trump to tour Boeing plant in st Louis today

Should be interesting remarks lol

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2. Everything he touches turns to shit

Unfortunately, dumbass from Dumbfuckistan gave him our country

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3. Trump Slump (R)

the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief has screwed up just about everything he has touched - sooner or later.

This is the Casino Economy of the republican party.

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4. The Dow's been down every day this weekRight now we're looking

at -269.98