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Dow drops 200 points amid Libya turmoil
CNNMoney ^ | 2/22/2011 | Hibah Yousuf

Posted on 02/22/2011 12:52:48 PM PST by Signalman

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1 posted on 02/22/2011 12:52:50 PM PST by Signalman
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To: Signalman

BTW, gold is DOWN 8 bucks.


2 posted on 02/22/2011 12:54:43 PM PST by DManA
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To: Signalman

IMHO, this is a chance to lighten up on high quality bond funds and start dollar cost averaging by a teeny bit into big domestic equities.


3 posted on 02/22/2011 12:54:47 PM PST by jdsteel (I like the way the words "Palin for President" make progressives apoplectic.)
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To: Signalman

Good thing we have confident leaders in charge of our foreign policy and military. I’m sure they will sort this out soon.


4 posted on 02/22/2011 12:55:28 PM PST by Eyes Unclouded ("The word bipartisan means some larger-than-usual deception is being carried out." -George Carlin)
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To: Signalman

The market has been begging for a correction. It has been floating on a sea of Fed-pumped liquidity and little else. That liquidity gets yanked and we will see some eye-popping declines. IMO the highs are in for this cycle, possibly til later this year. But there is one hell of a canyon to bridge before *that* prediction can be reasonably made.


5 posted on 02/22/2011 12:55:36 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Which has more wrinkles? Helen Thomas' face or Lawrence O'Donnells' panties?)
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To: Signalman

Has Barry banged in to the West Wing yet after his long weekend?


6 posted on 02/22/2011 12:56:56 PM PST by AU72
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To: DManA

What are you smoking!

GOLD is UP $9.90.


7 posted on 02/22/2011 12:58:00 PM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (Patriotic by Proxy! (Cause I'm a nutcase and it's someone Else's' fault!....))
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To: Signalman

There is always some little thorn that pierces a bubble.

The blame can’t really be laid on the thorn; afterall, thorns are common and without intent.

The blame has to fall on the bubble itself and those who created it (Fed, Wall Street, et. al.).


8 posted on 02/22/2011 12:59:53 PM PST by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture (Could be worst in 40 years))
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To: Signalman

...and your “president” is asleep at the wheel, or eating ice cream.


9 posted on 02/22/2011 1:00:57 PM PST by FightforFreedomCA (Pelosi is a wretched, communist, b!#*&)
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To: Signalman

BUSH IS IN BED WITH BIG OIL...oh wait a minute...


10 posted on 02/22/2011 1:01:41 PM PST by wxgesr (I want to be the first person to surf on another planet.)
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To: Signalman
Libya? Nothing to do with union protests spreading to several states? It's friggin' LIBYA that worries investors?

I really hate these moronic daily reports that ascribe vast market moves to a single (usually unrelated) event. I did not change any of my portfolio today simply because of Libyans yelling at Libyans, and I doubt that any significant portion of the market did either.

11 posted on 02/22/2011 1:03:48 PM PST by Teacher317 (really?)
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Here’s where I’m looking:

http://si.advfn.com/p.php?pid=commoditiesqkquote&symbol=COM^GC\J11


12 posted on 02/22/2011 1:04:49 PM PST by DManA
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To: Signalman

Looks like the DOW closed down about 178. I’m surprised it held up this well, given the boatload of bad and scary news extant at present.


13 posted on 02/22/2011 1:08:43 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Throw away your papers, blow up your TV...and set yourself free.)
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To: Signalman

The market was due for a selloff. It ain’t much of a selloff though.


14 posted on 02/22/2011 1:08:59 PM PST by Free Vulcan (Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead.)
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To: DManA

I’m going off the actual Dow ticker. (At the close) Dow down 178, Oil up $7.37, Gold up $9.20, Silver up $.74 at $33.02.

I made a move to Silver today. Got in late and still made 1%.


15 posted on 02/22/2011 1:14:49 PM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (Patriotic by Proxy! (Cause I'm a nutcase and it's someone Else's' fault!....))
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No it did NOT drop because of the Libya turmoil. Everyone LIES! It dropped because some big fat finger on Wall Street just decided it would be a good time to fall. Libya is an insignificant tin-pot dicator-run useless country which has little or no effect on our economy. Bookseller Barnes and Noble (BKS) fell 14+ percent today on lies as well. The markets are now a TOTAL manipulation.
16 posted on 02/22/2011 1:20:48 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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Are you a trader or is this a long term investment? I made a move to Silver today.
17 posted on 02/22/2011 1:24:58 PM PST by DManA
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To: Signalman

does everyone love us yet?


18 posted on 02/22/2011 1:27:27 PM PST by sappy (criminalDEMs)
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To: DManA

This is Long term, however modified for quick moves. I go through a broker and have a direct feed to my accounts.


19 posted on 02/22/2011 1:29:10 PM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (Patriotic by Proxy! (Cause I'm a nutcase and it's someone Else's' fault!....))
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May I ask what form you buy it in?

(Just idle curiosity.)


20 posted on 02/22/2011 1:30:36 PM PST by DManA
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