Today, March 20, 2026, the Dow Jones Industrial average shed 443.96 points, or 0.96%, ending at 45,577.47.

Not even 1% drop despite all that bombing and mayhem is the Gulf threatening global shutdown of oil and gas supplies. In 2008, the U.S. stock market experienced its worst year since the Great Depression, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing 33.8%.

Looks like we are not as close to the brink as we think.

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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

It is down around 9.5% from its peak just before the start of the Trump War.

The TACO factor is the main thing preventing a general stockmarket crash, but the economic damage is real.

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sree251 · 41-45, M

@Prison1203

you must be in a liberal state, my gas hasn’t gone over $4.00 since February shortly after Trump took office months and has been under $3.89 for several months

What are you implying? Are liberal states not as sensibly-managed as conservative ones?

Prison1203 · 61-69, M

@sree251 they had nothing to do with it, it’s called higher taxes and why is nearly all liberal states broke? Commiefonia, Illinois, New York is going broke because they taxed all the businesses out of there how many more are going broke?

sree251 · 41-45, M

@Prison1203

they had nothing to do with it, it’s called higher taxes and why is nearly all liberal states broke? Commiefonia, Illinois, New York is going broke because they taxed all the businesses out of there how many more are going broke?

I am in Illinois. And you are saying the gas price hike is on account of taxes? Could be. Anyway, it dropped back a little yesterday.

Convivial · 26-30, F

Take out the big stocks sucking up all the money in the ai sector and then tell me what the real figure is ..

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sree251 · 41-45, M

@Roundandroundwego Fear is the mother of all screw ups.

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