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Re:Stock Market Charts You Never Saw by dragonwriter on Thursday January 19, 2023 @08:02PM (#34447856)
> One of the charts you don't see is the performance of the stock market from say 1900-1950 for countries like Russia

The St. Petersberg Stock Exchange closed in 1914, reopened briefly for a short period in 1917, and then did not reopen thereafter.

But a comparison of it to the US between 1864 and 1914 is available:

https://www.investmentoffice.com/Observations/Markets_in_His...

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Re:Stock Market Charts You Never Saw by georgeecollins on Saturday January 21, 2023 @02:33PM (#34469494)
That's my point. No one knew the St Petersberg stock exchange would close in 1914. The US stock exchange could close in 2044 and no one would be expecting it. 50 year predictions are unreliable.
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