That has carried over. Julie that has happened in the wake of north korea comments from President Trump. Lower, and the selling continues into today. It is the worst twoday drop, going back to early july. Nevertheless, we have not seen downward movement of any real substance over the past month or so, so seeing some selling going on today. The selling is also being contributed to by weaker than estimated earnings, which we will get to in a moment. If you look at the size of the moves, we are seeing smaller ones. We have been showing a number of different charts today to illustrate this. Last time there was at least a 1 gain at the close was back in april. Last time we saw at least a 1 decline at the close was in may. It has been a while since we have had big up or down moves, at least by the close. Volatilityk continues, and we are seeing big declines on the earnings front. Priceline down the most in the s p 500, off by 8 after the Online Travel giant came out with a forecast for the t
That has carried over. Julie that has happened in the wake of north korea comments from President Trump. Lower, and the selling continues into today. It is the worst twoday drop, going back to early july. Nevertheless, we have not seen downward movement of any real substance over the past month or so, so seeing some selling going on today. The selling is also being contributed to by weaker than estimated earnings, which we will get to in a moment. If you look at the size of the moves, we are seeing smaller ones. We have been showing a number of different charts today to illustrate this. Last time there was at least a 1 gain at the close was back in april. Last time we saw at least a 1 decline at the close was in may. It has been a while since we have had big up or down moves, at least by the close. Volatilityk continues, and we are seeing big declines on the earnings front. Priceline down the most in the s p 500, off by 8 after the Online Travel giant came out with a forecast for the t
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