Bottoms rarely look like Thursday’s rout - Mark Hulbert - MarketWatch

By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MarketWatch) — Market declines rarely end with days like Thursday’s 513-point drop for the Dow. So even if you think that we’re just suffering a mere…


Dow down 512.76, 9th biggest point drop ever

Today August 4, 2011 the Dow was down 512.76, the 4th biggest drop point wise in history.  We are now down 4.58% for the year. Largest daily point losses Rank