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The Crash of '08
The Crash of '08: January 2, 2008 to December 31, 2009. Over those days the S&P 500 went -22.9%. Its deepest fall inside them was -53.3%, from January 2, 2008 to March 9, 2009.
The S&P 500, start to end-22.9%price only
Deepest fall inside-53.3%January 2, 2008 to March 9, 2009
Trading days505January 2, 2008 to December 31, 2009
Its biggest days
- September 29, 2008 -8.81% · The day the House of Representatives voted down the bank rescue bill.
- October 9, 2008 -7.62%
- October 13, 2008 +11.58%
- October 15, 2008 -9.03%
- October 28, 2008 +10.79%
- December 1, 2008 -8.93%
Companies that did not come out
- Wachovia Bank · gone 2008
- Genentech Inc · gone 2009
- Wyeth · gone 2009
- Schering-Plough · gone 2009
- Merrill Lynch · gone 2008
- General Motors · gone 2009
- Anheuser-Busch · gone 2008
- Lehman Brothers Holdings · gone 2008
- CC Media Holdings · gone 2008
- Gemstar-tv Guide Intl Inc · gone 2008
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