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bucolic_frolic

(42,678 posts)
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 03:43 PM Mar 2018

Wall Street is nervous about a trade war: Dow plunges 600 points

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Source: CNNMoney

The Dow dropped more than 600 points, or more than 2%, on Thursday, underlining growing concerns among investors about looming tariffs on China.

The S&P 500 was down 2%, and the Nasdaq almost 2%.

"A global trade war, whether it's real or perceived, is what's weighing on the market," said Ian Winer, head of equities at Wedbush Securities. "There's this huge uncertainty now. If China decides to get tough on agriculture or anything else, that will really spook people."

Trump announced tariffs on about $50 billion worth of Chinese imports on Thursday afternoon. It's not clear which products will be hit, but the action is aimed at curbing China's troubling theft of US intellectual property.

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/22/investing/dow-jones-trade-war-china/index.html



It's being called various things by various people. 'Trade War', 'Tariff Plan', "not a trade war" ....

Free trade has been the mantra since WWII ... except for Nixon's 10% tariff an all imported goods:

https://thefaintofheart.wordpress.com/2016/04/15/remembering-1971-richard-nixon-and-tariffs-david-glasner-also-don-trump-is-a-creampuff/

For people of a certain generation, the brilliant, cunning, yet curiously tone-deaf and self-destructive Richard Nixon, U.S. President (1969-1974), is a bottomless well of interesting stories.

Remembered by a dwindling few is that Sunday of August 15, 1971 when Richard Nixon slapped on a 10% tariff, or import surcharge, on nearly all goods entering the United States. Hard as it is to believe today, Nixon also instituted nationwide wage-and-price controls, and took the U.S. dollar off of gold.
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Wall Street is nervous about a trade war: Dow plunges 600 points (Original Post) bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 OP
Not that I'm rooting against it, but it's now about 650, could reach 700. George II Mar 2018 #1
674 now CountAllVotes Mar 2018 #2
There went 700 bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 #3
Just hit 700, went from -630 to -701 in four minutes. George II Mar 2018 #4
Trade wars are easy to win! So much winning! bronxiteforever Mar 2018 #5
How long until the Boomers start jumping from the Trump Train? Dopers_Greed Mar 2018 #6
Down 700 pts. I'm sure those working class folks who managed to sock away a few dollars for politicaljunkie41910 Mar 2018 #7
Locking - duplicate thread muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 #8

George II

(67,782 posts)
1. Not that I'm rooting against it, but it's now about 650, could reach 700.
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 03:45 PM
Mar 2018

CountAllVotes

(20,854 posts)
2. 674 now
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 03:46 PM
Mar 2018

Faux POS & the American people pay the price!



bucolic_frolic

(42,678 posts)
3. There went 700
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 03:47 PM
Mar 2018

approaching 750

George II

(67,782 posts)
4. Just hit 700, went from -630 to -701 in four minutes.
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 03:47 PM
Mar 2018

And now -740! This is unprecedented.

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
5. Trade wars are easy to win! So much winning!
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 03:48 PM
Mar 2018

Dopers_Greed

(2,640 posts)
6. How long until the Boomers start jumping from the Trump Train?
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 03:49 PM
Mar 2018

Since they are nearing retirement, these hits to the stock market are probably destroying their 401k values.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
7. Down 700 pts. I'm sure those working class folks who managed to sock away a few dollars for
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 03:52 PM
Mar 2018

their retirement appreciate his continuing to do things that keep f'ing with the market.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,155 posts)
8. Locking - duplicate thread
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 03:57 PM
Mar 2018

of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142020999 . Please continue discussion there. Thanks.

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