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How much longer will this bear market go on for?

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  • Riveting read this. 
    "Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."
  • Type_45
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    Longest ever!

    Bank of England expects UK to fall into longest ever recession


    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63471725
  • Type_45
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    No wonder Jim Cramer was crying on TV recently having advised people to invest in these stocks. 


  • talexuser
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    Gosh, I never guesed a few % points down were the end of the world. Are a few % points up the signal that global warming has stopped?
  • Type_45
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    edited 3 November 2022 at 9:36PM
    talexuser said:
    Gosh, I never guesed a few % points down were the end of the world. Are a few % points up the signal that global warming has stopped?


    Meta/Facebook is down -73.5% YTD.  That is about $800 billion.


  • Swipe
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    Type_45 said:
    No wonder Jim Cramer was crying on TV recently having advised people to invest in these stocks. 


    And still the Nasdaq 100 is only down 36% from all time highs.
  • Type_45
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    Swipe said:
    Type_45 said:
    No wonder Jim Cramer was crying on TV recently having advised people to invest in these stocks. 


    And still the Nasdaq 100 is only down 36% from all time highs.


    Only -36%!  'Tis but a flesh wound!
  • Swipe
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    Type_45 said:
    Swipe said:
    Type_45 said:
    No wonder Jim Cramer was crying on TV recently having advised people to invest in these stocks. 


    And still the Nasdaq 100 is only down 36% from all time highs.


    Only -36%!  'Tis but a flesh wound!
    Only -44% to go before year end
  • Nebulous2
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    Type_45 said:
    Swipe said:
    Type_45 said:
    No wonder Jim Cramer was crying on TV recently having advised people to invest in these stocks. 


    And still the Nasdaq 100 is only down 36% from all time highs.


    Only -36%!  'Tis but a flesh wound!
    How much is that in UK pounds? 
  • Gary1984
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    Tech is not the whole market. And Facebook are facing challenges specific to them. Mainly they've invested tens of billions into the Metaverse which looks to be an ever shitter idea than it originally sounded.

    Why show the Meta share price anyway as opposed to say, Shell?
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