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Global stock markets plunge - CNN (www.cnn.com)
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US stocks plunged on Monday morning as Friday’s dismal July jobs report continued stoking fears that the US economy is on shaky legs.

The Dow plunged 1,072 points, or 2.7%. The S&P 500 fell 4.1% and the Nasdaq Composite sank by a whopping 6.3%.

The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, which measures bets on expected stock market volatility, surged to 55. The last time the fear gauge hit that level outside of the pandemic was the Great Financial Crisis, in 2008.

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[–] undefined@links.hackliberty.org 2 points 3 months ago

Yes, that’s exactly what I meant.

To your second point, I’m not trying to time the market too much and am kind of against it myself.

My point was just that it’s frustrating that things tank right after buying, but I’m not so impatient as to try to “fix” it by selling now and losing funds.