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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,425 posts) Thu Jul 5, 2018, 04:10 PM Jul 2018

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US companies telling the Fed they are putting capital spending plans on hold due to Trump threats

David Fahrenthold Retweeted:

This is a really big development.

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US companies are telling the Fed they are already putting capital spending plans on hold due to Trump trade threats.

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US companies telling the Fed they are putting capital spending plans on hold due to Trump threats (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 OP

Stop the World, We're getting OFF! elleng Jul 2018 #1

Huh. AwakeAtLast Jul 2018 #2

This was the Game plan with the election Dingle Berry Trump. Wellstone ruled Jul 2018 #3

They should start suggesting duforsure Jul 2018 #4

There never was a capital expansion plan Phoenix61 Jul 2018 #5

elleng

(130,875 posts)

1. Stop the World, We're getting OFF!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 04:14 PM

Jul 2018

Sounds good. ANY chance repugs will respond rationally to the chaos he's fomenting?

AwakeAtLast

(14,124 posts)

2. Huh.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 04:29 PM

Jul 2018

They got massive tax cuts AND they don't have invest or expand.

Huh.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

3. This was the Game plan with the election Dingle Berry Trump.

Reply to AwakeAtLast (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 04:31 PM

Jul 2018

duforsure

(11,885 posts)

4. They should start suggesting

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 04:52 PM

Jul 2018

Like he likes to do, they may move all operations outside this country until he's gone from office. He'll demand more to anyone giving in to him over anything, then expect he demands campaign contributions or he'll attack and hurt them. Basically he wants to shake them down, like he's trying to do to some countries.

Phoenix61

(17,003 posts)

5. There never was a capital expansion plan

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 05:13 PM

Jul 2018

They're just pissed a trade war will tank the market and the stock by back will have no effect on the price per share.

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