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mdbl

(8,699 posts)
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 06:27 AM 8 hrs ago

Stock market schizophrenia continues

Oil prices have been on a roller coaster because of Pres Dump's lunacy. What a stupid system on which to base an economy. One that lets the village idiot control it.

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Stock market schizophrenia continues (Original Post) mdbl 8 hrs ago OP
The King's Court is feeding off the tantrums quite nicely. bucolic_frolic 8 hrs ago #1
It's a great system True Dough 8 hrs ago #2
The world is having enough of our bull WSHazel 7 hrs ago #3
For all those average, not billionaire, Americans who forget.... OhioBack2Blue 7 hrs ago #4
Since it's the only signal these assholes understand Prairie Gates 7 hrs ago #5
Kill the market. Move on. It's time. OC375 7 hrs ago #6
Leader of the lemmings. nt BootinUp 7 hrs ago #7
The Wall Street higher ups don't care if it goes up or down as long as it moves yourout 6 hrs ago #8
Oil is a commodity GreatGazoo 6 hrs ago #9
. BootinUp 6 hrs ago #10
Negative effectuation towards the middle class and poor............. Lovie777 5 hrs ago #11

bucolic_frolic

(55,273 posts)
1. The King's Court is feeding off the tantrums quite nicely.
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 06:39 AM
8 hrs ago

The corruption is working as it was designed to work.

True Dough

(26,798 posts)
2. It's a great system
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 06:39 AM
8 hrs ago

for the few on the inside who place bets based on knowing what moves are coming next.

All of whom should go to prison someday.

OhioBack2Blue

(122 posts)
4. For all those average, not billionaire, Americans who forget....
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 07:15 AM
7 hrs ago

....this volitility is why retirement funds should not be in the stock market! But oh no, Republicons destroyed the pension funds and conned the Dems into agreeing to crapfest gimmiks like 401ks and 403bs with "huge returns" ...pffft

Back in the 80s I used to get 8% on my safe, SAVINGS account! without all the shenanigans!

Republicon banking and financial ideas are always a scam.

Now I watch my portfolio gain a tiny bit and then crash, gain a tiny bit, then crash. Meanwhile those dollars are becoming increasingly worth less and less everyday.

Put the fking Dems back in charge! I have my personal issues with them but at least they know what they are doing and it is based on actual knowledge and not fraud & voodoo!




Prairie Gates

(8,229 posts)
5. Since it's the only signal these assholes understand
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 07:33 AM
7 hrs ago

It's probably a good thing that it is signaling so strongly that it doesn't like pointless and poorly planned wars.

yourout

(8,836 posts)
8. The Wall Street higher ups don't care if it goes up or down as long as it moves
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 08:08 AM
6 hrs ago

They all have enough inside information that they can either short or buy and get richer doing it.

GreatGazoo

(4,641 posts)
9. Oil is a commodity
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 08:26 AM
6 hrs ago

Not subject to shareholders, CEOs, audits, etc. Money has to tie to something real eg gold or oil. Oil is not crypto and not a stock.

War is stupid.

Lovie777

(23,057 posts)
11. Negative effectuation towards the middle class and poor.............
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 09:16 AM
5 hrs ago

the economy is still bad.

In my opinion, it won't last long for the upper rich class, the dam is cracking.

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