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Stocks plunge as investors ponder Obama presidency
Associated Press ^ | 11/04

Posted on 11/06/2008 11:45:47 AM PST by jedgarlives

Stocks plunge as investors ponder Obama presidency A case of post-election nerves has sent stocks plunging as investors, again anxious about a recession, are wondering what impact a Barack Obama presidency will have on business and the overall economy. Volatility has returned on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones industrials falling 486 points to the 9,139 level, and all the major indexes tumbling more than 5 percent.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: bho2008; djia; economy; obama; obamatransitionfile; stocks; wallstreet; yikes
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To: DouglasKC
He's promised to bankrupt the coal industry.

I work at a coal mining company. When Obama's plan was let out of the bag, the typical reply was:

"You're going to need a lot of windmills to replace that 49%".

Coal is the source of 49% of the nation's electricity.

Our other projects are full speed ahead!

41 posted on 11/06/2008 2:45:14 PM PST by Night Hides Not (McCain is Lucy, McCainiacs are Charlie Brown, & the football was a secure border...before Sarah.)
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To: jedgarlives

O - my


42 posted on 11/06/2008 2:51:16 PM PST by P.O.E. (Big Government is the opiate of the masses.)
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To: Night Hides Not
But wait, there's Bobby Kennedy, big environmental wacko. Obama has just hired him.

His main mission in life is to save the planet.

sw

43 posted on 11/06/2008 2:53:57 PM PST by spectre (Spectre's wife (God is still in charge)
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To: TheGeezer
The world's economic engine has a new engineer and he doesn't know how a locomotive engine works.(worse yet, he hates coal)

The baggage cars(the rest of the world) of the train can be run like a brothel under the whim of a pimp and it won't slow down the train.

As long as the engine is under contol of the steady hand of an competent engineer who knows how to keep steam under pressure and the boiler hot, the train will meet it's schecule and the passengers blissfully unaware of his efforts.

The world has cast scorn on America for being too loud, outdated, clumsy and too "dirty" in delivering the world to it's destination. It's time now to see if the world can no longer take the locomotive nor the old engineer for granted and see if an "community organizer's" great oratory can replace motive power( steam engine)

The markets have given their opinion.
44 posted on 11/06/2008 3:06:59 PM PST by RedMonqey (Embracing my "Inner Redneck")
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

The bad thing about the Worst %drop is the fact that it will be scored as an Bush economy failure since it happened on his watch.


45 posted on 11/06/2008 3:10:48 PM PST by RedMonqey (Embracing my "Inner Redneck")
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To: jedgarlives

B Hussein O’s fault.


46 posted on 11/06/2008 5:45:14 PM PST by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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To: RedMonqey
A poetic metaphor, your post. The markets were not discounting the Obama presidency a month ago: now they are, and (to continue your metaphor) they see the brake-less engine with malfunctioning air brakes headed into the yard and station out of control.

WHEEEEEEEEEEE!

BOOM!


47 posted on 11/07/2008 6:32:30 AM PST by TheGeezer
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To: jedgarlives
Don't cry for me ...
48 posted on 11/07/2008 3:11:56 PM PST by alrea
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To: TheGeezer
..they see the brake-less engine with malfunctioning air brakes headed into the yard and station out of control. WHEEEEEEEEEEE!

BOOM!


Tightening my seat belt as we speak
49 posted on 11/09/2008 2:22:21 PM PST by RedMonqey (Embracing my "Inner Redneck")
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To: jedgarlives

Down about 200 now. What happened?


50 posted on 12/11/2008 12:20:02 PM PST by RightWhale (We were so young two years ago and the DJIA was 12,000)
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