Enron Stock Chart & Price History: $90.75 to Pennies (2001)
Enron traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ENE. After the NYSE halted trading…
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Here’s what Berkshire Hathaway’s Balance Sheet looked like in 1964 as Buffett Took Control.
Warren Buffett’s 2014 letter to shareholders tells the amazing story of Buffett buying Berkshire Hathaway. At the time…
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Decade in Review – What Caused the Worst Stock Market Declines in 2010-2019?
“…have an adequate idea of stock market history, in terms, particularly, of the major fluctuations. With this background…
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Lessons from the Pets.com Downfall – What’s the Difference Between a Bad Idea and a Good Idea That’s Early?
As we build out our ‘This Day in Stock Market History’ archive, I like to periodically take an…
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The Wisdom of Crowds – The Story of The Stock Market’s Reaction to the Challenger Explosion
“If the efficient market hypothesis is true – and the Challenger explosion example certainly implies it is –…
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How Did The Stock Market Perform During Watergate and Nixon’s Impeachment?
Another day and another round of the #impeachment headline trending: This was the clearest evidence yet of impeachment…
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This Week in Stock Market History – WorldCom Bankruptcy
This week marks the anniversary of, at the time, the largest bankruptcy in American history and the conclusion…
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Who Was The Best President According to the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
After hearing one too many comments from rational economists talking heads about how Hillary Clinton will “destroy small…
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Today in Stock Market History – May 4th – National Cordage Bankruptcy and the Panic of 1893
This Day in History 1893 – National Cordage Company declares bankruptcy after a failed attempt to…
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Today in Stock Market History – April 20th –
Quote of the Day “I can calculate the motions of the heavenly bodies, but not the madness…
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Today in Stock Market History – April 9th – The Start of the World War 1 Boom
This Day in History 1915 – Bethlehem Steel vaults from $88 to $117 per share, part of a…
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Today in Stock Market History – April 8th – The Market Peaks Prior to World War 2
This Day in History April 8th, 1940 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 151.29, which…
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Today in Stock Market History – March 13th – Microsoft IPO, Panic of 1907
Quote of the Day “By the end of the first day of trading, some 2.5 million shares had…
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Today in Stock Market History – March 4th
This Day in History – March 4th March 4th, 1957 – The S&P 500 index is introduced….
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Begin To Invest Daily – February 18th – Birthday of Charles Schwab, Great Depression Volatility
Quote of the Day ”I’ve thought the whole thing over, and if we are going bust, we will…
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Begin To Invest Daily – Feb 17th in Stock Market History
Quote of the Day Once in the dear dead days beyond recall, an out-of-town visitor was being shown…
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Begin To Invest Daily – February 14th – Romantic Investors, 1933 Michigan Bank Holiday
Quote of the Day: Buffett on Romance: This Day in History: Best February 14th in S&P 500…
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Throwback Thursday: A look at Buffett’s 1988 investment in Coca-Cola
Buffett began purchasing Coca-Cola (Ticker: KO) shares in 1988. Today, Buffett has over $13 billion in…
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Why a -7.5% return was one of Warren Buffett’s “Best Periods in History”
July 6th 1962, Buffett writes to those in his partnership: “During the first half of 1962 we had…
