Today is the 89th anniversary of "Black Thursday" which kicked off the 1929 collapse. The Dow dropped 11%, the equivalent of 2750 pts today.
My father was a runner on Wall Street and actually saw someone jump from the top of one of the buildings and saw other bodies in the street.
Thanks a zillion pj for getting us going for today!!! You even beat my "go to" guy, Carl.
Your pick is the winner today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_24
1929 – "Black Thursday" stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange.
In the same vein:
2008 – "Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experience the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.
In my field:
2005 – Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida resulting in 35 direct and 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.
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pj...
You have the markets coursing through your veins, deep history. Please continue posting more of your views~!~
Looks like we are not the only country with a deep state.