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Dow Below 7500...Oh, My!

By Katy Marquardt

Posted: February 19, 2009

The Dow has officially tripped another "psychological barrier," writes the AP. Today, the index busted through its November low, which many analysts hoped was the bottom of the bear market. In fact, today's close left the index languishing at its lowest since October 9, 2002, the bottom of the last bear market.

It seems like just yesterday that we were talking about how the Dow below 10,000 was a psychological downer.

What Real Time Economics is reporting is also a downer for those who were expecting a quick market turnaround: a survey of top executive don't think the economy will even start recovering before 2010.

Correction

The level is 6,830, I made an error

SC @ Mar 02, 2009 11:59:20 AM

Correction now at 6,830

I made a typo.

SC @ Mar 02, 2009 11:57:49 AM

7,000 broke today, now at 6,380

It is now officially worth less than half of the 2007 peak and the markets continue to drop.

SC @ Mar 02, 2009 11:55:05 AM

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Katy Marquardt, a senior editor at U.S.News & World Report, takes a contemporary look at happenings in the financial world and aims to help young investors get going with their portfolios--or just sound cool at cocktail parties. Have a question? E-mail Katy at newmoney@usnews.com

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