DOW closes above 21,000 for the first time ever after Trump speech to Congress

Stocks have rallied consistently since Trump’s election, fueled by optimism; Wall Street gives speech standing O

3/1/17 – (The Hill) The Dow spiked more than 300 points (1.5 percent) by 1 p.m. ET, peaking at 21,141 points at 12:30 p.m. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ also rose roughly 1.4 percent each.

CNN: “Oil crash sends DOW diving 400 points”

Oil keeps diving and its taking Wall Street with it

1/20/16 – “Crude crumbles below $27…freaking Wall Street out.”  “World markets plunge as oil drops below $28 a barrel.”

DOW has worst four-day start to a year on record

The global market freakout of 2016 just got worse.

1/6/16 – China’s stock market falls 7%; DOW tumbles 911 points or 5%, the worst four-day percentage loss to start a year on record.  NASDAQ DOWN 6% just so far this year, its worst start to a year since 2000.