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Dow Tumbles 800 Points, S&P 500 Posts its Fifth Straight Weekly Loss

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost nearly 800 points today, and the broader benchmark S&P 500 Index just posted its fifth straight weekly loss, marking its worst streak since 2022. The culprit is the war in Iran ...

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Brutal. S&P 500 has lost -$4.8 TRILLION in market cap since US/Israel started bombing Iran one month ago. Tech stocks further collapsed 8-15% today alone. Recovery to this will likely be slow & bumpy--likely worse than March 2020 stock market collapse. But this one was Trump-made.

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-- Eric Feigl-Ding (@drericding.bsky.social) Mar 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM

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Those who bought gold don't care...

#1 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-03-29 06:52 PM | Reply

we bought at 1200 this ---- is at 4800

#2 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-03-29 06:53 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Gold bugs have peculiar disdain for the country they live in.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-29 07:31 PM | Reply

Gold bugs have peculiar disdain for the country they live in.

They love capitalism. Just not our capitalism.

#4 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-03-29 07:41 PM | Reply

@#2 ... we bought at 1200 this ---- is at 4800 ...

... and those who recently bought gold at $5300 near the end of January 2026? There was a high volume of transactions then.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 07:41 PM | Reply

WMT is up actually.+$0.71
The market can crash and WMT will be standing, a tower in the wreckage

RTX though is -$3.14 WTF who doesn't have some RTX
I hate djt now.

#6 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-29 08:55 PM | Reply

HODL

#7 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-29 08:58 PM | Reply

Dow Futures are currently showing a 300 point decline going into tomorrow's trading.

But, you have to be careful about the Futures, they are thinly traded so more volatile.

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 09:00 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices

The disgusting orange chomo did that.

#9 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-29 09:00 PM | Reply

we bought at 1200 this ---- is at 4800

Gold had stagnated at $1200 back in 2009. Then COVID and, not surprisingly, it went to $1800. It was basically stable thereabouts until he helped elect his baby-crap-orange faced game-show host (again) and drove the price up (again).

So, basically, lfilthy has been hedging against his own stupidity for all these years.

One of the smarter things he's managed to do.

#10 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-03-29 09:03 PM | Reply

@#6 ... WMT is up actually.+$0.71 ...

Walmart is moving upscale in the shoppers it tries to get into the stores, because their prior customer base doesn't have enough money to feed their families, let alone buy things.

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 09:05 PM | Reply

@#9 ... The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices ...

Not just fertilizer.

Also helium.

Yeah, I know, party balloons.

But helium is more important to the economy that those balloons.

Helium is needed in the manufacture of chips.

Why helium is essential to the future of semiconductor manufacturing (December2025)
www.innovationnewsnetwork.com

...Helium plays a critical role in semiconductor manufacturing, influencing both the quality and efficiency of chip production....

Global helium supply challenges and implications for the semiconductor industry

As the demand for semiconductors continues to surge, the challenges surrounding global helium supply have become increasingly pronounced.

The limited availability of helium is primarily due to the decline of natural gas fields that produce it as a byproduct, exacerbated by geopolitical tensions and economic factors affecting extraction and distribution.

These challenges pose serious implications for the semiconductor industry, potentially leading to increased production costs and delays in manufacturing timelines. Companies reliant on helium for critical processes may find themselves at a competitive disadvantage, prompting a need for strategic planning and sourcing alternatives as the industry navigates these supply hurdles. ...

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 09:12 PM | Reply

#11 | Posted by LampLighter

>their prior customer base doesn't have enough money to feed their families

-Uh, they never did? Hence they up?

#13 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-29 09:22 PM | Reply

@#13

I don't understand what you ask.

#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 09:41 PM | Reply

Dow Futures are currently showing a 300 point decline going into tomorrow's trading.

But, you have to be careful about the Futures, they are thinly traded so more volatile.

#8 | Posted by LampLighter

We may see a couple pops upwards now and then, but all the index charts are headed straight down the bunny hill.

The war is only expanding. The markets are scared and panic has set in because no one can trust Trump's word.

#15 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-30 01:59 AM | Reply

all the index charts are headed straight down the bunny hill.

If you scale them back 100 years, this is not even a bump in the road. :-)

#16 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-30 02:08 AM | Reply

... but all the index charts are headed straight down the bunny hill over time.

And oil will continue an equally bad trajectory upwards.

And we aren't even at the end of the beginning ...

#17 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-30 02:08 AM | Reply

REDIAL

We know markets tend to go up over time, but the next weeks and months are going to be a jarring ride.

#18 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-30 02:11 AM | Reply

the next weeks and months are going to be a jarring ride.

That is true. I don't see any kind of stabilizing force able to stop it.

#19 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-30 02:13 AM | Reply

Hey Pamnesia, do we still have to keep apologizing to -------?

#20 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-30 10:53 AM | Reply

The next person that says the republicraps are good for the economy needs a throat punch.

#21 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-30 10:54 AM | Reply

The next person who equates the economy to the performance of the Dow needs a throat punch

"main street is not wall street".......is the chant when the stock market does well.

#22 | Posted by eberly at 2026-03-30 10:57 AM | Reply

---- off idiot. Your orange god ------ up everything.

#23 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-30 12:15 PM | Reply

Main Street is not Wall Street".......is the chant when the stock market does well.

Indeed, that's true. But with the market failing Trump is presented with an entirely new list of dissenters.

The walls are starting to cave in on Trump.

It's scary to think what he may do............

#24 | Posted by brass30 at 2026-03-30 04:56 PM | Reply

"But the DOW is above 50,000!"

#25 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-30 05:05 PM | Reply

So, basically, lfilthy has been hedging against his own stupidity for all these years.

I don't follow, anyone complaining about US spending ywould invest in gold because the government is "printing" USD.

I see nothing wrong with a hedge, in fact if you didn't hedge you'd be stupid. But you'd be stupid if you think gold is a hedge, its a solid investment when inflation is high.

Gold bugs have peculiar disdain for the country they live in.

I would say they have a disdain for government outspending revenues.
Why is gold such a negative investment on this site?

Gold had stagnated at $1200 back in 2009. Then COVID and, not surprisingly, it went to $1800. It was basically stable thereabouts until he helped elect his baby-crap-orange faced game-show host (again) and drove the price up (again).

Its wild you denigrate gold investors, then can't articulate beyond "Trump", why Gold went up relative to the dollar?

#26 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-30 05:37 PM | Reply

That is true. I don't see any kind of stabilizing force able to stop it.
#19 | POSTED BY REDIAL

Are you a day trader? This a buy on the dip kind of day for us long term investors.

#27 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-30 05:38 PM | Reply

... but all the index charts are headed straight down the bunny hill over time.

Gold bugs have peculiar disdain for the country they live in.

------ Lumpers ....

#28 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-30 05:40 PM | Reply

Are you a day trader? This a buy on the dip kind of day for us long term investors.

#27 | Posted by oneironaut

Which dip? The one when trump first invaded? The one when iran closed the strait?

If you bought those dips you already lost money because now it's lower

#29 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-03-30 06:03 PM | Reply

Its wild you denigrate gold investors, then can't articulate beyond "Trump", why Gold went up relative to the dollar?

#26 | Posted by oneironaut

Because the answer is literally trump moron.

#30 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-03-30 06:03 PM | Reply

" why Gold went up relative to the dollar?"

Because the dollar was weakened. Purposefully.

Don't look now, but that's how the equation works.

If you'll notice, the Euro went up relative to the dollar.

#31 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-03-30 06:10 PM | Reply

Its wild you denigrate gold investors, then can't articulate beyond "Trump", why Gold went up relative to the dollar?

#26 | Posted by oneironaut

I'll take Pedo destroys economy so badly that people buy gold as the only "safe" place to keep their money for 500, Alex!

Of course OneIronPedo can't actually defend his favorite Pedo. He can only deflect and whine about lumpers.

Maybe if he stopped chasing underage girls and boys, he could try Googling a few things someday.

#32 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-03-30 07:40 PM | Reply

#28

People who's portfolio is all stacked gold aren't bullish on the US economy. By definition.

Also, stacking gold has no capital value. It will never building anything and it will never hire anyone. It just sits there.

#33 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-03-30 07:41 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"why Gold went up relative to the dollar?"

Just about everything went up relative to the dollar.

If Trump and the Tariffs and the Trump War would go away, it could be a Golden Age for US manufacturing and service exports.

But Republicans have no interest in helping the American economy.

#34 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-30 09:43 PM | Reply

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