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3. Ah, the stock market
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 12:38 AM
Jul 2020

Let's see, on January 20, 2009, when Barack Obama took office, the DJIA stood at 7,949.09. On July 30, 2012, the DJIA closed at 13,073.01, an increase of 64% over when Obama was inaugurated.

On January 20, 2017, when Donald Trump was sworn in before a pitifully small crowd, the DJIA was 19,732.40. Today, it closed at 26,539.57, a 34% increase since Trump's inauguration.

If the Dow was doing only as well under Trump as it did under Obama, it would have closed at 32,361.14, more than 5,800 points higher than it did today.

But I interrupted your friend. He was saying something rather humorous about stock market performance, if I recall correctly.

I need to learn my lesson! [View all] imanamerican63 Jul 2020 OP
That's his... Newest Reality Jul 2020 #1
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Ah, the stock market gratuitous Jul 2020 #3
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