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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 08:49 AM Original message |
Someone please enlighten me about the Dow |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. Energy price has cut into profits across the board... lower energy costs |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
2. All those corrupt, traitorous war profiters have to put their money |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
3. Who knows, maybe people are gambling on |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. It's not gambling; it's the stock market. |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
4. It's not. Adjusted for inflation, the DOW is still off its highs. |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. The Dow is not a fair average anyway |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:15 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. So it is kinda like the unemployment numbers; fixed. |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Pretty much, yes. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:38 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. It Is, However, A Fairly Good Lagging Negative Indicator |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:48 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I'll concede that point |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:59 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Correct. It's A One Way Lagging Indicator |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. That's fair. That's one key to why a capitalist economy works so well |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 05:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. There is a BIG difference between |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
5. I heard a news report thatr said the shitty economy made it rise |
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Maeve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Also, when worried about the economy, folks look for a safe bet |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 05:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. Historically, haven't extreme swings occurred just prior to a big fall? |
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npincus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
6. My property tax, energy bills and food bills are at an all-time high, too. |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
7. wall street is conspiring to promote a phony image that the economy...... |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
17. What Happens If You Buy 'Put' Options & Dow Stays High Next 6 mos? |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 10:32 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. You're confusing put options with selling short. |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 11:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Thanks for confirming this .. misinformation is just as prevalent as truth |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
18. "All time high" is propoganda - It really means recovered some Bush losses |
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Make7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 11:44 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. A stock market that has gone nowhere is unprecedented? |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
20. Gas Down, Dow Up.....Election Coming, Duh! |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Yep.......bingo! |
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Jcrowley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
26. It makes perfect sense |
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