People lost money. Our judgment of how much something was worth changed. This brings us to the subject of politics. One of my favorite quotes is from a political writer who became a sportswriter. The idea is that politics is divorced from truth and not part of the Real World.
Fires break out and are extinguished.
Criminals commit crimes and either are arrested, or are not. Earthquakes lay waste. Hurricanes hit or miss. No poll is necessary to determine whether eastern North Carolina is still under water. In sordid politics, nothing is concrete.