Comments on: Dealing with an economic crisis, a how-to http://blog.evesun.com/2008/09/29/dealing-with-an-economic-crisis-a-how-to/ Reporters' Blog for the Evening Sun Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:48:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jenny Kells http://blog.evesun.com/2008/09/29/dealing-with-an-economic-crisis-a-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-44060 Jenny Kells Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:51:28 +0000 http://blog.evesun.com/2008/09/29/dealing-with-an-economic-crisis-a-how-to/#comment-44060 I never would have thought of that I never would have thought of that

]]> By: Tyler http://blog.evesun.com/2008/09/29/dealing-with-an-economic-crisis-a-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-24561 Tyler Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:21:58 +0000 http://blog.evesun.com/2008/09/29/dealing-with-an-economic-crisis-a-how-to/#comment-24561 The Dow Jones-Wilshire 5000 says the stock market lost $1.2 trillion in value today. (Sept.29) Year-to-date, the figure is $4.2 trillion. And you thought a $700 billion bail out was a lot of money. If the stock market closes tomorrow unchanged, this will be the third-worst month for the S.&P. 500 since World War II. Here are the bottom 10 months 1. October 1987, -21.8% 2. August 1998, -14.6% 3. September 2008, -13.8% 4. September 1974, -11.9% 5. November 1973. -11.4% 6. September 2002, -11.0% 7. November 1948, -10.6% 8. March 1980, -10.2% 9. September 1946 -10.2% 10. August 1990, -9.4% The Dow Jones-Wilshire 5000 says the stock market lost $1.2 trillion in value today. (Sept.29) Year-to-date, the figure is $4.2 trillion.

And you thought a $700 billion bail out was a lot of money.

If the stock market closes tomorrow unchanged, this will be the third-worst month for the S.&P. 500 since World War II.

Here are the bottom 10 months

1. October 1987, -21.8%
2. August 1998, -14.6%
3. September 2008, -13.8%
4. September 1974, -11.9%
5. November 1973. -11.4%
6. September 2002, -11.0%
7. November 1948, -10.6%
8. March 1980, -10.2%
9. September 1946 -10.2%
10. August 1990, -9.4%

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