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hvn_nbr_2

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3. Markets are primarily driven by big money folks

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 05:34 PM

Aug 28

Big money folks--hedge funds, mutual funds, and billionaires--think everything is hunky dory. They got their trillions of tax cuts for the rich, they're rolling in money, and their Klan Messiah is getting his way on everything. Life is beautiful.

So if the middle class is disappearing and descending into poverty, they don't see it, hear it, believe it, or care about it. They believe that they can starve the goose that lays golden eggs and still keep getting golden eggs.

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Why Aren't Markets Freaking Out? [View all] applegrove Aug 28 OP

Because Cook is fighting back Fiendish Thingy Aug 28 #1

He's right. People get wary, but they generally figure they can pull out of the stock market on a moment's notice unblock Aug 28 #2

Markets are primarily driven by big money folks hvn_nbr_2 Aug 28 #3

Because *ha, ha* it's just Trump being Trump! *ha, ha, ha* What a card! tanyev Aug 28 #4

And Wall Street types jumping off ledges..... If only. erronis Aug 28 #5

I generally agree but I think it's a little different this time jgmiller Aug 28 #6

In 2025, it is the "retail investor" who saw the dips as a buying op while the "real big" guys hedged. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 29 #9

Two things BumRushDaShow Aug 28 #7

The markets are controlled by a very small group of oligarchs and corporate conglomerates. Uncle Joe Aug 28 #8

Because the stock market is THE lagging indicator... Volaris Aug 29 #10

If the geniuses on Wall Street edhopper Aug 29 #11