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The Stock Market - How It Works and Why It Moves

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A market index climbing from about 1500 in 2000 to 4500 in 2025 still bottoms out three times, a 2009 low of about 750 that works out to a 51.6% drop from its 2007 high of 1550, right beside a single stock's milder jump from $50 to $58, a 16.0% gain.

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