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[[Blondie]] as a [[:Category:News anchor|news anchor]] is reporting on the day's price swings on the stock market. It has been noticed that the Dow index has traced out the DC skyline. | [[Blondie]] as a [[:Category:News anchor|news anchor]] is reporting on the day's price swings on the stock market. It has been noticed that the Dow index has traced out the DC skyline. | ||
− | {{w|MarketWatch}} (as written above the skyline) is a website focused on stocks. The DJIA (as written on the screen) is the {{w|Dow Jones Industrial Average}}, commonly referred to as the Dow. It is a {{w|stock market index}}, meaning that it is a general indicator of how the market is running (in this case, an aggregate of how 30 major industrial companies are doing). The stock market is famous for having unpredictable price swings, but for them to specifically make a tracing of a skyline (or any recognizable image) would definitely weird out most investors | + | {{w|MarketWatch}} (as written above the skyline) is a website focused on stocks. The DJIA (as written on the screen) is the {{w|Dow Jones Industrial Average}}, commonly referred to as the Dow. It is a {{w|stock market index}}, meaning that it is a general indicator of how the market is running (in this case, an aggregate of how 30 major industrial companies are doing). The stock market is famous for having unpredictable price swings, but for them to specifically make a tracing of a skyline (or any recognizable image) would definitely weird out most investors. |
DC refers to {{w|Washington, D.C.}} The DC skyline shown here traces out the {{w|Lincoln Memorial}}, the {{w|Washington Monument}} (an obelisk) and the {{w|United States Capitol}}, which are located in that order in a line down the {{w|National Mall}}. [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Dcskyln1.jpg This], [http://www.layoverguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Washington-DC-skyline.jpg this], [http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00004v1SZxPZAxo/fit=1000x750/Skyline-Washington-DC-3306.jpg this] and some of [https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1301&bih=673&q=dc+skyline&oq=dc+skyline&gs_l=img.3..0l10.1721.5440.0.5786.10.7.0.3.3.0.151.589.5j2.7.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.10.606.kO5p26O4PSE these] photos show the skyline depicted in the comic. | DC refers to {{w|Washington, D.C.}} The DC skyline shown here traces out the {{w|Lincoln Memorial}}, the {{w|Washington Monument}} (an obelisk) and the {{w|United States Capitol}}, which are located in that order in a line down the {{w|National Mall}}. [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Dcskyln1.jpg This], [http://www.layoverguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Washington-DC-skyline.jpg this], [http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00004v1SZxPZAxo/fit=1000x750/Skyline-Washington-DC-3306.jpg this] and some of [https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1301&bih=673&q=dc+skyline&oq=dc+skyline&gs_l=img.3..0l10.1721.5440.0.5786.10.7.0.3.3.0.151.589.5j2.7.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.10.606.kO5p26O4PSE these] photos show the skyline depicted in the comic. |