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Old 05-20-2020, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by joseppe View Post
This is from Barrons ....

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has risen 23% in 2019 after gaining 190.17 points, or 0.7%, to 28,645.26, this past week, while the S&P 500 index has gained 29% after rising 0.6%, to 3240.02, and the Nasdaq Composite has climbed 36% after finishing the week up 0.9%, at 9006.62.Dec 27, 2019

That is the STOCK MARKET, WALL STREET of course. Not your local grocery store.
"The Dow Jones Industrial Average has risen 23% in 2019 after gaining 190.17 points, or 0.7%, to 28,645.26, this past week"




When was that written? Right now, the Dow is hovering around 24,500.
Cherry picking any two specific days, one could make the DOW look like it was up (or down) 50%.