now for our what in the world segment. what got my attention this week was an anniversary. tuesday marked the first anniversary of the dow s lowest point in this recession. one year ago on march 9th, 2009, the dow jones industrial average closed at 6,547 points, its lowest level in more than 12 years. the collapse, you remember, was caused by widespread fears that the american financial system was teetering on the edge and could take down the entire economy with it. but that never happened. and in fact since then, the dow has been on a steady climb upwards with a few minor dips and plateaus. this week, the dow was hovering around 10,500 points. that s up 60 percent in a year. now, one month before the dow hit that lowest of lows, there was a different kind of low.
year can make. this time last year, the dow reached an all-time low. those were not happy times, folks. the dow closed at 6547. that was the lowest close that we saw in 12 years. but what a turnaround, thankfully, we have seen since 19, the dow is up 59 percent. it has had a huge run off of that bottom. so what can we expect today? futures show the market backing off a little bit today. we re going to key an eye on that to see what happens, but it is helpful to note that marker, 6500 a year ago today is a big, big ride for the dow. now i want to bring this to your attention, nfl superstar ben roethlisberger has hired a big gun attorney to defend against new claims this time that the steelers quarterback sexually assaulted a girl at a georgia nightclub and police say they re getting ready for a sitdown with him and with his attorney. they have cooperated with us in this investigation. as a matter of fact, this
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