Revelation 6:5,6 NCV When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse, and its rider held a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard something that sounded like a voice coming from the middle of the four living creatures. The voice said, "A quart of wheat for a day's pay, and three quarts of barley for a day's pay, and do not damage the olive oil and wine!"
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rode a roller coaster Thursday afternoon following the announcement that the Federal Reserve would be holding interest rates at their current level.
Within minutes of the announcement, the Dow fell almost 90 points in a span of two minutes before gaining all of it back in the next six minutes. The Dow then jumped about 30 minutes later to almost a 200 point gain on the day before slowly tumbling to finish the day 65 points lower at 16,674.74.
The S&P 500 followed a similar track to the Dow, falling in the minutes after the announcement and having a huge peak around 3 p.m. before ending the day down 5 points at 1,990.20.
The NASDAQ also road the roller coaster but because of early gains in the day only dipped into the red during the initial post-announcement fall. The NASDAQ composite finished the day 4.71 higher at 4,893.95 to continue a week of steady gains.
