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multigraincracker

(36,470 posts) Fri Oct 10, 2025, 03:59 PM Friday

DowJones down 700 points now. Thanks Donnie.

How much is that costing the billionaires?
There goes his base and his funding.

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DowJones down 700 points now. Thanks Donnie. (Original Post) multigraincracker Friday OP

Still got about 10 minutes.............. Lovie777 Friday #1

Not costing his billionaire friends anything ... Mike Niendorff Friday #2

Yeehaw! anciano Friday #3

Feels like that China rant didn't TACO Johonny Friday #4

Lovie777

(20,654 posts)

1. Still got about 10 minutes..............

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 04:10 PM

Friday

Mike Niendorff

(3,631 posts)

2. Not costing his billionaire friends anything ...

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 04:23 PM

Friday

... because they all got the insider-trading tip-offs beforehand.

They're all shorting, and making money off this.

MDN

anciano

(1,976 posts)

3. Yeehaw!

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Fri Oct 10, 2025, 04:27 PM

Friday

stock market roulette...spin the wheel again!

Johonny

(24,854 posts)

4. Feels like that China rant didn't TACO

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 04:37 PM

Friday

I assume the market was already jittery about the shutdown with no clear endgame. And the threat of tariffs, and a dead labor market were enough for timber.

The market could use a breather just to avoid a major correction, so if it rolled slightly downward for a spell, it might be for the best.

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