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Stock Prices in Sculpture: 2008

Catherine — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:45:30 +0000

3D visualization of S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial and NASDAQ prices from January to November 2008 from anfischer.

Compare 12 Bear Markets (S&P 500) Aug 1929 – Oct 2008

Catherine — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:34:23 +0000

Screenshot from a New York Times Interactive Graphic How This Bear Market Compares by Amanda Cox, XaquÃn G.V. and David Leonhardt that shows the percentage drop in the S&P 500 during the last 12 bear markets. The current market drop is highlighted in red, while the drop after 1929 is highlighted in orange.

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[tags]United States, S&P 500, Bear Markets[/tags]

Changes in Household Income by Quintiles

Catherine — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 03:39:28 +0000

Returning to the CBO report that looks at incomes across all households, I found a data table showing the change in the total income for each quintile (bottom 20%, 20-40%, 40-60%, 60-80% and the top 20%) over the past 20 years.In 2002, if you lived in a household with a total income of:

less than $15,900 per year then you were in the bottom 20%

between $15,900 and $27,300 then you were in the 20-40% group

between $27,300 and $39,800 then you were in the 40-60% group

between $39,800 and $59,400 then you were in the 60-80% group

greater than $59,400 then you were in the top 20%

What caught my attention is the dramatic rise (and partial fall) of the income going to the top 20%. While the other quintiles do not display this pattern.

It looks like the drop in United States’ total income (seen in the previous post) was due to the change in the top 20% alone.

As for the drop in income, what I think is going on is changes in the stock market effecting income. By looking at the S&P 500 index, we see the raise and fall in the stock market coincides with the changes in the top 20%’s income.