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Economy

question everything

(48,980 posts) Sat Oct 1, 2022, 10:20 AM Oct 2022

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Was this quarter, then, the worst since.... whenever? (Original Post) question everything Oct 2022 OP

How about some context for the question? Ocelot II Oct 2022 #1

Stock market. I think that Sept alone was down 9% question everything Oct 2022 #2

Yes, YTD. question everything Oct 2022 #4

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1. How about some context for the question?

Sat Oct 1, 2022, 10:22 AM

Oct 2022

I'm a big fan of context.

(48,980 posts)

2. Stock market. I think that Sept alone was down 9%

Sat Oct 1, 2022, 10:24 AM

Oct 2022

August was the worst since..

OK, since 2001 when it dropped close to 30%. This year it is down 24.8%

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3. Down 24.8% just in the 3rd quarter? Or is that year-to-date, which agrees with my YTD number?

Sat Oct 1, 2022, 11:59 AM

Oct 2022

(48,980 posts)

4. Yes, YTD.

Sat Oct 1, 2022, 05:26 PM

Oct 2022