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Dow plunges 400 points as Europe fears return [11:15 AM ET]
Cnn Money ^ | August 10, 2011 | By Hibah Yousuf

Posted on 08/10/2011 8:11:26 AM PDT by AAABEST

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks fell sharply in early trading Wednesday, following the previous session's huge rally, as fears about Europe's ongoing debt crisis resurfaced.

The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) dropped 325 points, or 2.9%. The index fell as much as 446 points, which exceeded the gain in Tuesday's massive advance.

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On Wednesday, shares of French bank Societe Generale, or SocGen, tumbled almost 20% on the Paris stock exchange amid speculation that France may be first to face a rating cut.

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The major indexes have been swinging between massive gains and losses during trading, and ending sessions either overwhelming higher or lower.

During the last month, stocks have lost almost 13%.

The market's yo-yo action tends to spoil confidence among investors, and in turn, that lack of faith fuels additional volatility

(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: crash; downgrade; eurozone; stocks
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Down around 400 at the time of this post.
1 posted on 08/10/2011 8:11:32 AM PDT by AAABEST
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To: AAABEST

The ups and downs are making my head spin! What is so different between yesterday and today?


2 posted on 08/10/2011 8:13:28 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: AAABEST
It's still the obamaconomy.

The world needs America to be strong, and fiscally responsible, and until we remove this despicable regime, nothing will be stable.

They may blame Europe and Japan, but the problem sits in the Oval Office (though not very often.....)

3 posted on 08/10/2011 8:13:52 AM PDT by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star winner!)
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To: AAABEST

10,832.55
-407.22 (-3.62%)
Real-time: 10:57AM EDT


4 posted on 08/10/2011 8:15:49 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: ohioWfan

10,811.44
-428.33 (-3.81%)
Real-time: 11:01AM EDT


5 posted on 08/10/2011 8:19:12 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: AAABEST

It’s a dead cat bounce.


6 posted on 08/10/2011 8:19:21 AM PDT by occamrzr06
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To: ilovesarah2012

10,802.36
-437.41 (-3.89%)
Real-time: 11:02AM EDT


7 posted on 08/10/2011 8:20:27 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: ohioWfan

You are correct. The world still looks to America for leadership, particularly economically, and right now it’s obvious America has a leadership vacuum. It’s most pronounced in the White Hut, but it extends to Congress and the government too.

In addition, the world needs a prosperous America for it to also be prosperous. 0bama said: “You can’t have 5% of the world’s population and use 25% of the world’s resources and expect the rest of the world to say that’s OK.” Well, actually it turns out the world expects and needs us to do exactly that, or it suffers greatly, as we are now seeing.


8 posted on 08/10/2011 8:21:00 AM PDT by henkster (The Federal Reserve is the enabling housewife to an alcoholic husband.)
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To: ilovesarah2012

No phony pumping today?


9 posted on 08/10/2011 8:21:37 AM PDT by Defiant (We are governed by the Oboehner party.)
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To: occamrzr06

10,797.06
-442.71 (-3.94%)
Real-time: 11:04AM EDT


10 posted on 08/10/2011 8:21:50 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: AAABEST

10,782.15
-457.62 (-4.07%)
Real-time: 11:04AM EDT


11 posted on 08/10/2011 8:22:33 AM PDT by kcvl
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The market's yo-yo action tends to spoil confidence among investors, and in turn, that lack of faith fuels additional volatility

I guess $40,000 a year at Princeton gets you a degree in Obvious Analysis...

12 posted on 08/10/2011 8:23:59 AM PDT by TexasNative2000 (The Tea Party didn't start the fire - they sounded the alarm!)
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To: Defiant

10,775.72
-464.05 (-4.13%)
Real-time: 11:06AM EDT


13 posted on 08/10/2011 8:24:23 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: ilovesarah2012
The ups and downs are making my head spin! What is so different between yesterday and today?

We're in uncharted waters with huge variables coming into play. Uncertainty rules, as any level of predictability is gone.

The volatility is insane. Most investors don't want to deal with having a good day then losing their shirts the next.

If the 5 day chart were an ECG, Wall St. is having a heart attack, not to mention the wild intraday swings.

14 posted on 08/10/2011 8:24:40 AM PDT by AAABEST (Et lux in tenebris lucet: et tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt)
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To: Defiant

Calling the Plunge Protection Team ... please pick up at the white courtesy phone!


15 posted on 08/10/2011 8:27:23 AM PDT by The Duke
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To: kcvl

Today is looking like a collapse to me, but what do I know?

I expect you-know-who to ask for TV time and lecture us again.


16 posted on 08/10/2011 8:29:33 AM PDT by Deo volente (God willing, America will survive this Obamination.)
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To: AAABEST

"You eat'n your peas?"

17 posted on 08/10/2011 8:30:32 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: The Duke

The plunge protection team worked yesterday! Obviously they took this morning off.


18 posted on 08/10/2011 8:33:18 AM PDT by doc
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To: AAABEST

FOX doesn’t seem concerned. They are taling aobut the “sibling fugitives.”


19 posted on 08/10/2011 8:35:36 AM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: KansasGirl

talking


20 posted on 08/10/2011 8:36:14 AM PDT by KansasGirl
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