The figure shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average for all of 2001, the year of the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C.

(a) Approximate when during 2001 the Dow reached its absolute maximum for that year.

(b) When do you think the Dow reached its absolute minimum for this period? What happened to trigger this?

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Dow Jones Industrial Average 11,000 10,000 9000 8000 7000 JASONDJ FMAM J JASOND J 2000 2001