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  • Obama's First 50 Days: Dow Minus 32 Percent

    03/09/2009 8:50:00 PM PDT · by FocusNexus · 53 replies · 2,669+ views
    CBS News ^ | March 9, 2009 | Daniel Farber
    President Obama has dispatched his best and brightest, unleashed hundreds of billion of stimulus money, used his political clout and soaring but pragmatic speeches without getting the economic engine restarted. When he took office on January 20, the Dow was at 9625, and it closed today at 6546, down 32 percent in the last 50 days.