What did the stock market do today? - Democratic Underground

norepubsin08

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Tue Mar-10-09 07:12 PM
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What did the stock market do today?

Edited on Tue Mar-10-09 07:14 PM by norepubsin08

I've been either at the hospital or giving blood-didn't hear...thanks

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sniffa

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Tue Mar-10-09 07:13 PM
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1. Went up

Possible compensation for over-selling.

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Sebass1271

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Tue Mar-10-09 07:14 PM
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2. It was up today and apparently it was not because of President

Edited on Tue Mar-10-09 07:14 PM by Sebass1271

Obama. He didn't get any credit of the soar. however, i have noticed that he gets all the blame when it falls.

Media whores.. that is what the MSM is.

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Ilsa

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Tue Mar-10-09 07:23 PM
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3. Dow up 380, mostly due to financial institutions doing better because

Edited on Tue Mar-10-09 07:24 PM by Ilsa

Citigroup said they were doing better. Helped pull everything up a bit. Also, Bernanke didn't sound as dour about hte future and he and Geithner have been out on the circuit trying to keep attitudes up. Obama deserves some credit for this.

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HiFructosePronSyrup

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Tue Mar-10-09 07:28 PM
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4. According to Fox News: -380 (D-NY)

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lakeguy

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Tue Mar-10-09 07:31 PM
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5. shorts were covering.

talk about reinstating the uptick rule has them scared. no one is buying now, just covering.

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GoesTo11

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Tue Mar-10-09 08:44 PM
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6. my overnight short positions got killed - basically like a mini-crash

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readmoreoften

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Tue Mar-10-09 08:54 PM
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7. Short-sellers. Some propaganda about Citibank going positive.

Market will probably bounce for a minute before it resumes its slide.

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Zywiec

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Tue Mar-10-09 08:57 PM
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8. Here's a link you can use tomorrow

http://finance.yahoo.com/

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