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Dow’s rally from election through Trump’s first 100 days is a postwar record
marketwatch.com ^ | April 29, 2017 | Mark DeCambre

Posted on 04/29/2017 2:02:32 PM PDT by John W

As President Donald Trump hits his 100th day in office Saturday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has booked the best performance in the postwar era under a first-term president when measured from Election Day through the 100th day in office, according to Dow Jones data.

The Dow DJIA, -0.19% has rallied 14.22% since Trump’s stunning Nov. 8 election victory over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton after a campaign promising a raft of Wall Street–friendly policies, including tax cuts, deregulation and a boost in infrastructure spending. (The S&P 500 index SPX, -0.19% has gained about 11.6% over that period, while the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.02% has climbed 16.5%.)

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: djia; dow; dow10000; economy; first100days; trade; trump45

1 posted on 04/29/2017 2:02:32 PM PDT by John W
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But Obama told us not to pay attention to the gyrating stock market.........


2 posted on 04/29/2017 2:04:34 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: John W

Yeah, but Ivanka walks in his office and breathes his air...or something...


3 posted on 04/29/2017 2:10:50 PM PDT by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: John W

Be back bump


4 posted on 04/29/2017 7:29:02 PM PDT by thinden
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