What was the % decrease or increase in the Standard & Poor's 500 in 1989?
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Here is all the S & P numbers I can find real including dividends
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You can check out the link for the DFAS website.  This has the pay charts dating back to 1949.
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If the stock market index was at 5,000 yesterday and today it is 5,001 - it went up 1 point.   If it goes to 5,010 tomorrow, it has gained 9 points.  You get comparisons from the start of the year, the month, the day and sometimes even the hour.  It gives you an idea of how confidence in the economy or certain stocks and shares is held by the people with money.........
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About the best I could find was this, which lists NYSE info for 1900-2003. You have to put the numbers in a graph, but the data is here. Best of luck.\n\nhttp://www.nysedata.com/nysedata/Default.aspx?tabid=115\n\nGo to Historical and then look under   Annual reported volume, turnover rate, reported trades (mils. of shares) (1900-2003)
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This website gives return on the  S&P 500 for 1,3,5, and 10 years at the bottom of the page.  Since 1926 it has returned ~10.4% a year.
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The increase is 624$ on 3900$.The % increase is 624/3900*100=16%.\nTo cross check the answer,3900*16%=624$.
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I compare on these two charts the CRB index (A widely used commodity index) and the S&P 500.  The S&P 500 has done much better since 1957.  If you use other commodity or stock indices you will get similar results.\nI may also point out there are many stock mutual funds going back over 20 years with great results.  There are very few commodity funds.
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First convert 27% to decimal\n\n27 / 100 = 0.27\n\nMultiply 500 times 0.27\n\n500 X 0.27 = 135\n\nThe answer is 135\n\nthe rate is 135\n\n- - - - - -s-
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S&P 500 INDEX = ^GSPC\n\nlook here: http://finance.yahoo.com/lookup\nand select "indices" as the type\n\nFor commodities look here: http://money.cnn.com/data/commodities/
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There probably is not one answer, but a lot of interpretations of policies, etc.  However, one clear effect was the huge military build up that sparked some industry in the US.  Whether this was good or bad for the economy in the eighties is up to interpretation.  It certainly slowed the growth of new, inventive economic strategies and policies.
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I think it was in either 1987 or 1989.
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Look at the charts\n\nAbout ten years ago!\n\nChris
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Yes, and it also true on a global scale.\n\n"...in the United States, the wealthiest 1 percent of the population increased its share of total assets between 1975 and 1990 from 20 percent to 36 percent, the UNDP says..." [1]
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Historical quotes:\n\nhttp://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/
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3.21%\n\nhttp://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=0&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=91
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Index High for the year = 12612.38\nCurrent value = 10,309.09\n\n% change = 18.3% in local currency
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has dropped 5 %\n\n:> peace\n.