Friday, October 26, 2018

10 BIGGEST ONE-DAY LOSSES IN DOW JONES HISTORY: Several are in 2018



As you will notice below, the biggest point losses in U.S. History were all here in 2018. And the biggest losses aren't in the last week or so either, they were on 2/5/18 and 2/8/18 both while Trump was president. The third biggest loss so far was the one in 2008 in September because Congress wouldn't pass the Bank Bailout bill.

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The stock market crash of 2008 occurred on September 29, 2008. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 777.68 points in intra-day trading. Until 2018, it was the largest point drop in history. It plummeted because Congress rejected the bank bailout bill.

2/5/18
-1,175.21 points
2/8/18
-1,032.89 points
9/29/08
-777.68 points
10/15/08
-733.08 points
3/22/18
-724.42 points
9/17/01
-684.81 points
12/1/08
-679.95 points
10/9/08
-678.92 points
2/2/18
-665.75 points
8/8/11
-634.76 points
On Sept. 29, 2008, The Dow Jones fell almost 778 points, after the House of Representatives rejected a US$700 billion financial rescue plan. Now the third largest point drop in history, it triggered the 2008 Stock Market Crash.

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