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What's next?](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/day-3-of-negative-equity-markets.-whats-next) By: [Nathaniel Hoskin](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/nathaniel-hoskin) Jul 09, 2019 As of writing this post, the S&P is sitting at -.09% for the day, having recovered some early losses in the trading day. The Dow is even farther down, at  .. [Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/day-3-of-negative-equity-markets.-whats-next) ## [Stormy Skies Ahead in Q2](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/stormy-skies-ahead-in-q2) By: [Nathaniel Hoskin](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/nathaniel-hoskin) Jun 14, 2019 We got new economic data! 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