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[–] bitflag@lemmy.world -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Those two months do skew the numbers. Why do you think they specifically picked March and not January as anybody else would?

You can defend your opinions without having to manipulate the numbers.

[–] AlteredStateBlob@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How do the numbers change if you start with January?

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

If I did my napkin math right (which is suspect) from January 2020 to December 2023 the Dow Jones had an ~33% increase.