{"id":693,"date":"2007-02-27T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-27T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=693"},"modified":"2010-01-18T19:58:56","modified_gmt":"2010-01-19T03:58:56","slug":"seattle-is-different-were-totally-immune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2007\/02\/27\/seattle-is-different-were-totally-immune\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle is Different. We&#8217;re Totally Immune."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin: 5px auto; font-size: 0.8em; text-align: center;\"><b>Dow, Nasdaq, S&#038;P500<\/b><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_FEzZUX-8Hkg\/ReS5c7GAvEI\/AAAAAAAAAF8\/IJWGdrrIW7g\/s1600-h\/02.27.2007_dow_s%26p_nasdaq.png\" title=\"Dow, Nasdaq, S&#038;P500 - 02.27.2007 - Click to enlarge\" rel=\"lightbox[693]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_FEzZUX-8Hkg\/ReS5c7GAvEI\/AAAAAAAAAF8\/IJWGdrrIW7g\/s400\/02.27.2007_dow_s%26p_nasdaq.png\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; margin: 5px;\" title=\"Dow, Nasdaq, S&#038;P500 - 02.27.2007 - Click to enlarge\" alt=\"Dow, Nasdaq, S&#038;P500 - 02.27.2007\" width=\"400\" height=\"173\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_FEzZUX-8Hkg\/ReS5c7GAvEI\/AAAAAAAAAF8\/IJWGdrrIW7g\/s1600-h\/02.27.2007_dow_s%26p_nasdaq.png\" title=\"Dow, Nasdaq, S&#038;P500 - 02.27.2007 - Click to enlarge\" rel=\"lightbox[693]\">Click to enlarge<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 5px auto; font-size: 0.8em; text-align: center;\"><b>Microsoft &#038; Boeing<\/b><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_FEzZUX-8Hkg\/ReS83bGAvHI\/AAAAAAAAAGc\/nnZdmJXXpRA\/s1600-h\/02.27.2007_msft_ba.png\" title=\"Microsoft &#038; Boeing - 02.27.2007 - Click to enlarge\" rel=\"lightbox[693]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_FEzZUX-8Hkg\/ReS83bGAvHI\/AAAAAAAAAGc\/nnZdmJXXpRA\/s400\/02.27.2007_msft_ba.png\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; margin: 5px;\" title=\"Microsoft &#038; Boeing - 02.27.2007 - Click to enlarge\" alt=\"Microsoft &#038; Boeing - 02.27.2007\" width=\"400\" height=\"173\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_FEzZUX-8Hkg\/ReS83bGAvHI\/AAAAAAAAAGc\/nnZdmJXXpRA\/s1600-h\/02.27.2007_msft_ba.png\" title=\"Microsoft &#038; Boeing - 02.27.2007 - Click to enlarge\" rel=\"lightbox[693]\">Click to enlarge<\/a><\/div>\n<p><b>Update:<\/b> By request, here is a graph of today&#8217;s stock performance for a handful of other locally-based companies.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 5px auto; font-size: 0.8em; text-align: center;\"><b>Other Seattle-Area Companies<\/b><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_FEzZUX-8Hkg\/ReT76LGAvII\/AAAAAAAAAGo\/uwM2rwC10OI\/s1600-h\/02.27.2007_nw_companies.png\" title=\"Seattle-Area Stocks - 02.27.2007 - Click to enlarge\" rel=\"lightbox[693]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_FEzZUX-8Hkg\/ReT76LGAvII\/AAAAAAAAAGo\/uwM2rwC10OI\/s400\/02.27.2007_nw_companies.png\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; margin: 5px;\" title=\"Microsoft &#038; Boeing - 02.27.2007 - Click to enlarge\" alt=\"Seattle-Area Stocks - 02.27.2007\" width=\"400\" height=\"248\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_FEzZUX-8Hkg\/ReT76LGAvII\/AAAAAAAAAGo\/uwM2rwC10OI\/s1600-h\/02.27.2007_nw_companies.png\" title=\"Seattle-Area Stocks - 02.27.2007 - Click to enlarge\" rel=\"lightbox[693]\">Click to enlarge<\/a><\/div>\n<p>For those of you keeping score at home:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Boeing:<\/b> <span style=\"color: #FF0000;\">-1.95%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Microsoft:<\/b> <span style=\"color: #FF0000;\">-4.12%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Amazon:<\/b> <span style=\"color: #FF0000;\">-5.00%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Starbucks:<\/b> <span style=\"color: #FF0000;\">-3.94%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Nordstrom:<\/b> <span style=\"color: #FF0000;\">-7.59%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Costco:<\/b> <span style=\"color: #FF0000;\">-3.48%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Washington Mutual:<\/b> <span style=\"color: #FF0000;\">-2.25%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some immunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dow, Nasdaq, S&#038;P500Click to enlarge Microsoft &#038; BoeingClick to enlarge Update: By request, here is a graph of today&#8217;s stock performance for a handful of other locally-based companies. 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