Motley Fool (July 2)
“During the first six months of 2022, the S&P 500 dropped 20.6%, marking its worst first-half performance since 1970” while “the Dow had its largest first-half drop since 1962” and “the Nasdaq… had its largest percentage drop in its history.” This has left “a lot of investors worried, and understandably so. But while things might seem bleak right now, the reality is that investors really shouldn’t panic.”
Tags: 1962, 1970, 2022, Bleak, Dow, Drop, First-half, Investors, Nasdaq, Performance, Reality, S&P 500, Worried, Worst
LA Times (August 23)
“The real threat to the U.S. economy Friday wasn’t Powell,” the Federal Reserve Chairman. “It was Trump’s trade policies and public outbursts. Having righted itself by the end of Powell’s speech, the Dow dropped sharply immediately after the president’s Friday tirade. As of this writing, it was down 455 points.”
Chicago Tribune (December 19)
“The Dow’s dalliance with 20,000 feels especially tenuous because investors are betting on expectations for a pro-business Donald Trump presidency, rather than on concrete corporate performance.”
Wall Street Journal (March 8)
“McDonald’s lackluster February sales report is a fresh sign that the real economy — where people eat fast food and earn an average of just under $24 an hour — is still sluggish, despite today’s upbeat jobs report and the soaring Dow.”
Tags: Dow, Economy, Jobs, McDonald's, Sales
