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Fox Compares Stock Market Performance After Cases Of Violence Against Black Men

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JakeThomas

Jun 5, 2020

A Fox News graph compared how the stock market performed after historic cases of violence against black men.

Fox News’ Susan Li ran down a list of stock market performances in the wake of high-profile cases of police brutality and violence against black men over the past several decades, striking a particularly insensitive tone as much of the country remains outraged by George Floyd’s death.

Appearing on Fox News' Special Report with Bret Baier on Friday, Media Matters reports that Li said:

Stock markets hitting new highs despite the nationwide protests this week. Historically, there has been a disconnect between what investors focus on and what happens across the rest of the country, for instance in 1968, the week after the tragedy of Martin Luther King, the S&P 500 rose over 2%. Also up the week after Rodney King ruling and Wall Street trading on the reopening instead this year in 2020.

The graphic displayed during the segment showed the S&P’s percentage change one week following each tragic incident, which also included the deaths of Michael Brown and George Floyd.

Li then rolled right into comments on the latest jobs report and economists’ rosier-than-expected view of America’s recovery amid the pandemic.

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Fox News Apologizes for Graphic Showing Stock Market Reactions to Violence Against Black Men

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Maxwell Tani

Media Reporter

Published Jun. 06, 2020 2:03PM ET 

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Fox News apologized on Saturday for airing a graphic showing the stock market reactions to historic incidents of violence against black Americans. During a segment on Special Report on Friday, the network discussed stocks rising after violent events including the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the acquittal of LAPD officers who beat Rodney King, and the death of George Floyd. In a statement on Saturday shared by anchor Bret Baier, the network apologized, saying the segment was missing the appropriate context.

“The infographic used on FOX News Channel’s Special Report to illustrate market reactions to historic periods of civil unrest should have never aired on television without full context,” the network said in a statement. “We apologize for the insensitivity of the image & take this issue seriously.” Friday’s segment came amid jubilant coverage on the network of the surprisingly strong jobs report, which was touted by President Donald Trump and celebrated by many of Fox News’ and Fox Business Network’s most prominent personalities.