09-29-2008, 04:07 PM
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Pixie's Resident Reptile
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Central MD, USA
Posts: 21,200
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This has gotten beyond ugly
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/financia...P5YjBVeGs0N UE
summary: the US House of Representatives, by a vote of 228-205, has rejected the $700bn bailout bill.
The Down Jones industrial average immediately reacted by 777 points, the absolute worst one-day drop, in terms of points. It is worth noting however, that in terms of percentage, it is not worst than either the crash in October, 1987, or in October, 1929.
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