wall st plunge
Feb
7
2018
Bruce Plante's 2018 cartoon captures the stock market's wild ride on a roller coaster plunging steeply, with passengers in panic. A giant pencil labeled 'market upswing' erases the upward track, highlighting Wall Street volatility and the erasure of gains. Tags like stock market, roller coaster, Wall Street, stock-market-2018, market upswing, and investor fear underscore the satire on financial instability. The image uses simple lines and exaggerated expressions to convey the terror of sudden downturns, a common theme in economic cartoons that resonates with audiences watching their portfolios tumble.
Jan
4
2001
On January 4 2001 the NASDAQ continued its steep decline following the dot-com bubble burst. Daryl Cagle depicts a mother scolding a toddler who has drawn a plunging market line on the wall. The child wears a NASDAQ shirt and holds a marker. The scene captures public frustration with the sudden market drop. The cartoon uses domestic imagery to illustrate widespread investor dismay at the time.
