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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