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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,922 posts)
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 02:22 PM Mar 2020

Stocks drop as Senate again fails to advance an aid bill

Stocks fell Monday even after the Federal Reserve unveiled new measures to keep markets working properly.

The major averages were down sharply midday after the Senate again failed to reach a deal on a massive fiscal stimulus package.

The Dow was down more than 600 points, or 3.2%, after falling more than 900 points to its lowest level in three years earlier in the session. The S&P 500 slid 3.2%, while the Nasdaq declined by 1%.

The chamber appears to be in final discussions over a massive stimulus package after the bill failed a key procedural Senate vote Sunday as Democrats warned the measure did not do enough to help impacted workers and instead offered too much for company bailouts.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/stocks/ar-BB11sJUg

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Stocks drop as Senate again fails to advance an aid bill (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 OP
They were already on their way down before the vote today... TCJ70 Mar 2020 #1
yeah...they like to do that.. stillcool Mar 2020 #2
Republicans fillibustering. Turbineguy Mar 2020 #3

TCJ70

(4,387 posts)
1. They were already on their way down before the vote today...
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 02:24 PM
Mar 2020

...I think this is tying some unrelated things together...

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
2. yeah...they like to do that..
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 02:37 PM
Mar 2020

find anything to blame, other than the market value itself. Create the perception, create reality.

Turbineguy

(37,319 posts)
3. Republicans fillibustering.
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 02:52 PM
Mar 2020

Interesting but pointless.

Cattle ranching.

Looks like the GOP is trying to run out the clock.

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