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Old 03-02-2009, 11:52 PM   #17
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A big difference between the 1929 crash and now is that we're in a global economy now.
Another big difference is the way in which the Stock Market is used. In 1929, it took days to buy/sell stocks. Today, it takes seconds. And unfortunately, people use the market as a measure of how the economy is doing - when it's really way, way more than that.
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