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03-12-2007, 02:03 PM

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Are financial reporters afraid - or not allowed - to say "down"?

I have the TV tuned to CNBC a lot during the day, and I've noticed that the market is either "up" or "off", but never "down". I can't help but wonder why they always say "off", which is so similar-sounding to "up", instead of saying "down". Is there some kind of taboo?

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