# DOW at nearly 23k for first time in history...what is going on?

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**Created:** [October 17, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dow-at-nearly-23k-for-first-time-in-history-what-is-going-on/799148 "2017-10-17T19:11:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dow-at-nearly-23k-for-first-time-in-history-what-is-going-on/799148/12 "2017-10-17T20:55:23Z")

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> [@DrCube](#):
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> Why? I don’t like Trump either, but I don’t see what any President, good or bad, has to do with the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Might as well credit the Cubs’ World Series win to Barack Obama.

This. Some of you guys give _WAY_ too much credit / blame to the President for the economy.

ETA: +1 to **Corry El** ’s post too.

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