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Day: December 31, 2008

Worst fiscal year since 1931

Break out the Model T, time for the Joads to flee the Dust Bowl. Today the Wall Street Journal reports:

“The blue-chip measure ended the year down 34%, its worst annual performance since 1931. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq plummeted 39% and 41%, respectively, for the year.”

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