What in the hell Bhutto got to do with stock market and me. I'm losing money today?

I'mj sorry she got killed but my stocks are going down and I'm tired of the stock market being so jumpy. awwwwwwwwwww

she doesn't have much to do with the stock market, it's just a coincidence. The market has been jumpy a long time...

Instability in the region can effect oil prices...

I don't think it has anything to do with the market but the media always needs a reason for stocks' zigs and zags so they choose a convenient event and wrap it up in a headline that supposedly tells a story about today's price movements.

go to yahoo finance.every day.check the news,,,,today,durable goods orders below expectations................
Bhutto,Instability in a country with nukes,,,,,,,,,,,,,islamic country with nukes.....................911.............. forget

We all live in the same global village; that is, when something happens thousands of miles away, it DOES have an impact.

No matter how important or insignificant the event is we are al interconnected through news wires, financial markets, and fast transportation means.

Happy new year.

i just answered this question for Christmas Apple:
So this is just a cut and paste.

There are other reports coming out that have been depressing the market too.
Unemployment for last week was up 1000, which isn't too bad, but right now the figure is at 349,000 total claims, and has been steadily climbing...360,000 is the traditional level where a recession is operating...so, this had an impact.
The durable goods report came out, and it missed expectations. The Concensus was anticipating 3.0%, and it came out as .1% Not so hot, and so that had an impact.
The attack on Bhutto impacted the market how traditional attacks of this nature does...Oil.
Pakistan is not a real Oil producer, but this is just a hallmark incident of the instability in the region. Pakistan is the single greatest threat in the world today, as they are highly politically unstable (especially since Musharraf stepped down as military leader, since in that country, the military leader is essentially the supreme political player) and they ARE a nuclear power. Presently, they are the center of our war against Al-Qaeda, and they are at under a cease-fire with India over Kashmir. So any kind of signs of political instability means that the region can be dragged into a full on war. The biggest threat is that there is a huge radical islamist presence in Pakistan and the tribal regions are NOT under the control of Islamabad. So if we get a radical at the helm of the government, they will be armed with Nuclear weapons and be in a very real position of escalating the war with India and becoming a safe haven for terrorists.

The biggest issue driving stock market prices is almost always certainty, or the lack thereof. Uncertainty causes panic with investors, whether it is founded in any real economic problems or not. The country basically could become completely unstable, and that makes investors nervous. And nervous investors sell out shares in the market and put money into their savings accounts/money markets/CD's. Even if their money should not be affected by instability in a particular region of the world, such as this situation might cause.

Because about 50% of the revenue for the stock market is from foregin stocks. So the unfortunate events in Paknesteain may may appear to leave you unaffected, you are affected through your international stocks.

cheers and good luck!

shhhhhhh ! its good that the market is down, i am looking to buy stocks...got to buy them cheap :)

Two weeks of gains in the market and then one down day has you moaning about losing money. You really need to find somewhere else to invest your money, 'cause you definitely aren't cut out for the stock market. Maybe a nice CD.

As for the market being jumpy, that is absolutely GREAT. The long term investor doesn't care about these short term fluctuations, and the trader thrives on them. You can't buy low and sell high if the market doesn't go down every once in a while.