Tag Archives: Stock market

Blaming Obama for the Market

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Lee

Ben Armbruster at ThinkProgress is upset Fred Barnes and Dick Morris are blaming Obama for the post-election declines in the stock market. Armbruster’s case is a little defensive and misjudged (he cites the New York Times’ opinion, as if that … Continue reading →

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1948 After All

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Lee

Interesting: [W]e are on pace for the worst reaction to an election since Truman won in 1948.  Interestingly, the only times the DJIA has ever declined by more than 1% [are] the day after a presidential election when the Democratic Party won complete control. (Bespoke)

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Stock and Awe in Baghdad

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Lance

The Markets have spoken, the best place to invest in the world is…Iraq! Now it’s stock and awe in Baghdad! As the Dow plummeted nearly 700 points yesterday to fall well below the 9,000 mark, the Iraqi stock exchange – … Continue reading →

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The SEC doesn’t get the short end of the stick

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Lance

If they did, then they wouldn’t have banned short selling. People may have noticed that the ban hasn’t helped, and today we see one of the real costs. See, when markets collapse like today, short sellers dive into the market … Continue reading →

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The Global Correction

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Lance

(Cross posted at Risk and Return) This is a very cool look at the market carnage of the last few days geographically from the Wall Street Journal. You can go from one day to the next and watch how the … Continue reading →

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