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Re:Dow plunges 900 points, Nasdaq suffers worst month since ... by d4rkp4ttern on Saturday April 30, 2022 @08:01AM (#31215367)
I can’t figure out why headlines still scream about the NUMBER of points the Dow (or other index) has plunged, when the percentage drop is more relevant. A plunge of 900 pts when the Dow is at 32K is not as bad as the same plunge when Dow is at 10K.

Oh wait, I just realized why they do this — something called clickbait.

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