[lbo-talk] the Dow's welcome for new presidents

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Mar 10 14:33:01 PDT 2009


[somewhat repurposed data originally provided by Dow Jones Index PR]

Dow Jones Industrial Average change during presidents' first 50 days in office

chronological ------------- McKinley 1 -8.45% McKinley 2 10.18% T Roosevelt 1 -3.60% T Roosevelt 2 6.63% Taft 6.68% Wilson 1 0.16% Wilson 2 -2.83% Harding 3.19% Coolidge 1 0.23% Coolidge 2 -3.78% Hoover -1.19% F Roosevelt 1 34.18% F Roosevelt 2 5.64% F Roosevelt 3 -4.71% F Roosevelt 4 2.19% Truman 1 6.48% Truman 2 -3.03% Eisenhower 1 -0.61% Eisenhower 2 -1.22% Kennedy 4.93% Johnson 1 5.69% Johnson 2 -0.43% Nixon 1 -1.97% Nixon 2 -5.26% Ford -20.76% Carter -2.26% Reagan 1 0.17% Reagan 2 3.45% GHW Bush 1.92% Clinton 1 6.83% Clinton 2 3.60% GW Bush 1 2.96% GW Bush 2 0.54% Obama -16.36%

ranked ------ F Roosevelt 1 34.18% McKinley 2 10.18% Clinton 1 6.83% Taft 6.68% T Roosevelt 2 6.63% Truman 1 6.48% Johnson 1 5.69% F Roosevelt 2 5.64% Kennedy 4.93% Clinton 2 3.60% Reagan 2 3.45% Harding 3.19% GW Bush 1 2.96% F Roosevelt 4 2.19% GHW Bush 1.92% GW Bush 2 0.54% Coolidge 1 0.23% Reagan 1 0.17% Wilson 1 0.16% Johnson 2 -0.43% Eisenhower 1 -0.61% Hoover -1.19% Eisenhower 2 -1.22% Nixon 1 -1.97% Carter -2.26% Wilson 2 -2.83% Truman 2 -3.03% T Roosevelt 1 -3.60% Coolidge 2 -3.78% F Roosevelt 3 -4.71% Nixon 2 -5.26% McKinley 1 -8.45% Obama -16.36% Ford -20.76%



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