Post-Terror Market Responses

Intriguing chart in the  WSJ  (we’ve discussed this several times previously). 

The Journal quotes Hugh Johnson (A terrific old old pro and chief investment officer at Johnson Illington Advisors). Hugh noted "We’re learning to live with terrorism."

It may be even more basic than that:  Terrorism is a relative gnat to the Brontosaurus that is the global economy and capital markets.

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Post-Terror Market Responses
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Source:
U.S. Stocks Stage Comeback
By SCOTT PATTERSON   
Wall Street Resilient After Attacks; ‘Learning to Live With Terrorism’
WSJ, July 7, 2005 5:43 p.m.
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB112073445420279386,00.html

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