No two Hoovervilles were quite alike, and the camps varied in population and size. Some were as small as a few hundred people while others, in bigger metropolitan areas such as Washington, D.C., and New York City, boasted thousands of inhabitants. St. Louis, Missouri, was home to one of the countryâs largest and longest-standing Hoovervilles.
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Dow component IBM (IBM) stock plunged Wednesday following a first-quarter earnings report that showed its 20th straight quarter of year-over-year declines. IBM stock fell 4.9% to 161.78 in early afternoon action on the stock market today. At least three analysts lowered their stock-price target on the company. After the market close Tuesday, IBM reported revenue of $18.16 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $18.39 billion and down 3% year.