21. That fall was second only to a 229.46-point slide it suffered on Jan . 4. 22. The 16.4-point slide was the largest single drop since October 1990, during the last recession. 23. Since registering a 554-point slide a week ago, the 30-stock average has risen 6 percent. 24. The Dow fell 317.34 to 9, 973.46, recovering some ground after an earlier 395-point slide . 25. Since the war began March 19, there's been only one major selloff, Monday's 307-point slide . 26. Yesterday, the 30-stock average slumped 43.72 points in its steepest drop since March 8's 171-point slide . 27. The Dow recouped all of last week's 200-point slide through its gains on Monday and Tuesday. 28. The drop wiped out the average's 82-point gain Tuesday and compounded a 436-point slide on Monday. 29. On Thursday, the Dow closed with a loss of 94.67 after recovering from a 213-point slide . 30. That would be the equivalent of a 1, 200-point slide in the Dow Jones industrial average.
