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Conrad Black: US Stock Market Fluctuations a Warning to Canada Amid a Decade of Competitive Decline

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Conrad Black: US Stock Market Fluctuations a Warning to Canada Amid a Decade of Competitive Decline
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, on Jan. 9, 2024. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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The fluctuating U.S. stock market, and particularly the Dow Jones Industrial Average descending by over 1,000 points in one day on Aug. 5, have naturally raised some curiosity about what this means for Canadians, accustomed as we are to a relatively buoyant stock market.
Conrad Black
Conrad Black
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Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most prominent financiers for 40 years and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world. He’s the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, and, most recently, “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other,” which has been republished in updated form. Follow Conrad Black with Bill Bennett and Victor Davis Hanson on their podcast Scholars and Sense.