http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/dow-jones-falls-below-7500-march-2009 Comments for "Dow Jones falls below 7500 by March 2009?" en http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/dow-jones-falls-below-7500-march-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><i><b>Judgment made on Feb. 19, 2009:</b></i> <b><i>Okay, that was fast. The Dow not only passed the Nov. 20 low mark, it dropped 1.2% in one day to close at 7465.95 on Feb. 19. </i></b></p> <p><b>Original prediction:</b> The Dow Jones Industrial Average is dangerously <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^DJI">close to falling below its Nov. 20 bottom</a>. The Dow closed at 7552.29 on Nov. 20, 2008, the lowest point since the global economic crisis started unraveling with the fall of Lehman Brothers on Sept. 15. </p> <p>Despite the passage of President Obama's stimulus package over Presidents Day weekend, the Dow remains below 8000. The Dow closed at 7555.63 on Feb. 18 and is steadily dropping.</p> <p><b>Prediction:</b> The Dow closes below 7500 by March 1, 2009. The last trading day that will count for judgment is Feb. 27. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/dow-jones-falls-below-7500-march-2009#comments bear market Business &amp; Finance dow jones stimulus package Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:55:16 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 126936 at http://www.thestandard.com