April 29, 2009 9:46 AM
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Obama's 100 Days And The Stock Market
A few hours after President Obama took office on January 20, the Dow closed down 332 points to close at 7949.09. Remarkably, yesterday the Dow closed very close to that number at 8016.95.
In between however, as we all know, the market saw an even deeper dip in the midst of this recession. The low was on March 9th when the market closed at 6547.05. As we noted then, that was leading into Mr. Obama's 50th day in office -- an 18 percent dip since he took office.
The high for Mr. Obama's presidency so far was 8375.45, which occurred a few days after he took office on January 28th.
The graph below shows the ups and downs of the market over the past 100 days. You can also see more detailed information here at CBS' MoneyWatch.com.
In between however, as we all know, the market saw an even deeper dip in the midst of this recession. The low was on March 9th when the market closed at 6547.05. As we noted then, that was leading into Mr. Obama's 50th day in office -- an 18 percent dip since he took office.
The high for Mr. Obama's presidency so far was 8375.45, which occurred a few days after he took office on January 28th.
The graph below shows the ups and downs of the market over the past 100 days. You can also see more detailed information here at CBS' MoneyWatch.com.
(CBS)
Obama's First 100 Days
- Obama: Proud But Not Content
- Obama Urges Swine Flu "Contingency Plans"
- Obama: Info Gained Doesn't Justify Torture
- Obama: "I Don't Want To Run Auto Companies"
- Obama's "Enchanted" Answer
- Obama Hints At Change To "State Secrets" Privilege
- Watch The Full Webcast
- Huffington: Bank Bailouts Could Be Obama's "Achilles' Heel"
- Valerie Jarrett Defends Obama On CIA Memos
- Republicans Ponder: What Next?
- Americans Sound Off On Obama's 100 Days
- Photos: 100 Pictures For 100 Days
- Timeline: The Obama Presidency Day By Day
- Steve Chaggaris: 100 Days In, A Presidency Still Undefined
- Brian Montopoli: What Has Obama Meant For Black America?
- Marc Ambinder: Grading Obama's First 100 Days
- Mark Knoller: 100 Days By The Numbers
- Lara Logan: New President To Be Tested By Old Enemies
- Declan McCullagh: Obama's Transparency Vow Receives Mixed Reviews
- Jessica Derschowitz: The "Obama Effect" In Pop Culture
- Around The Web: What The Media Are Saying
- Chart: 100 Days In The Stock Market
- Word Cloud: President Obama's Words
- Polls: Obama | Race Relations | Torture | Same Sex Marriage | Our Poll, Your Questions | Video: Polling Director
- Complete 100 Days Coverage
Obama's Press Conference:
CBSNews.com's 100 Days Webcast With Katie Couric:
Recap, Analysis & Reaction:
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Kevin Hechtkopf Kevin Hechtkopf is CBSNews.com's politics editor.
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