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11 Aug 2010 21:57

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Biz: Increased trade deficit + nervous investors = SELL! SELL! SELL!

  • 18.8% increase in the trade deficit, to $49.9 billion
  • 2.5% decrease in the Dow because of this news
  • 2.8% fall in the S&P 500 for the same reason
  • 3% dip in the Nasdaq today; sigh source

12 May 2010 09:47

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Biz: The U.S. trade deficit widens in March. What does that mean?

  • $188B the value of goods the U.S. imported from other countries in March
  • $147B the value of goods the U.S. exported to other countries in March
  • $40.4B the gap between
    the two
    – a.k.a. our trade deficit source