For economic geeks like ourselves and those old enough to remember, this week will be seen as
the anniversary of one of the greatest bull markets in history. It was on August 12, 1982,
that the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped to its low of 777 (lucky number) —almost
For economic geeks like ourselves and those old enough to remember, this week will be seen as the anniversary of one of the greatest bull markets in history. It was on August 12, 1982, that the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped to its low of 777 (lucky number) —almost precisely where the Index had closed in January 1964, more than 18 years earlier!