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Re:We Just Witnessed the Fastest Stock Market Correction on ... by seanmcdirmid on Friday February 28, 2020 @12:12AM (#22440666)
Not only that, but the Chinese economy had been teetering along on lots of debt spending. They have avoided a recession at all costs, and that doesn’t make for a very situation when the economy gets stressed, let alone with this huge shutdown. At the same time, the American economy keeps getting juiced by tax cuts, low interest rates, and lots of public deficit spending...

Hopefully this is just a correction, because the alternative is scary and all too likely.

Re:We Just Witnessed the Fastest Stock Market Correction on ... by crystaldev on Friday February 28, 2020 @12:25AM (#22440715)
The US economy has avoided recession at all costs also, the Trump administration shamelessly so, with the DJIA ATHs his signature accomplishment. It's crazy to think about but I felt much safer with even the Bush administration handling things in 2008, less pride involved.

It's been ten years of kicking the can down the road, sort of obvious when the stock market flies but there's no change in the average person's life. The hangover's going to be really bad.

Re:We Just Witnessed the Fastest Stock Market Correction on ... by growlist on Friday February 28, 2020 @07:34AM (#22442321)
I've been in disbelief at stock prices for a long time - but where else can pension funds etc. go?