© 2026

For assistance accessing the Online Public File for KAXE or KBXE, please contact: Steve Neu, IT Engineer, at 800-662-5799.

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

October Markets

NPR

Published October 20, 2000 at 11:00 PM CDT

This week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by more than 400 points in just a few hours, before recovering and ending the week with a gain. Yet other October market surprises - the Crash of 1929, the skidding stock markets of 1987 - made us wonder if there's something about October that just rattles investors. Host Lisa Simeone puts the question to David Hale, Chief Economist of Zurich.

KAXE's 2026 Election Guide

Do you know who you're voting for? Check out our Election Guide featuring 250+ candidates who will be on Northern Minnesotans' ballots, including statewide candidates and candidates for local offices.

Be Informed

Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. We ask that you edit only for style or to slightly shorten, provide proper attribution and link to our site. Please see our republishing guidelines for use of any other photos and graphics.