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Looks like Wall Street is trying to protect Trump. WTF is it going up at this time. (Original Post) allgood33 Jan 2019 OP
Context Please leftieNanner Jan 2019 #1
"A Hard Rain is Gonna Fall." dchill Jan 2019 #2
The DOW doesn't equal the UE rate or LFPR !!! The DOW could go up to 3123124 trillion and uponit7771 Jan 2019 #3
Repatriation of funds is continuing. WeekiWater Jan 2019 #4
"Wall Street" is protecting Trump? SCantiGOP Jan 2019 #5
no they are not. The market has lost over 2000 points on the Dow still_one Jan 2019 #6
80% of the population is living paycheck to paycheck with democratisphere Jan 2019 #7
Amen. Boomerproud Jan 2019 #9
Rumor that the shutdown is ending.... scheming daemons Jan 2019 #8
Sure smelling that way. Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #10

uponit7771

(90,356 posts)
3. The DOW doesn't equal the UE rate or LFPR !!! The DOW could go up to 3123124 trillion and
Fri Jan 25, 2019, 01:36 PM
Jan 2019

... people still be job insecure.

See current furloughed federal employees

 

WeekiWater

(3,259 posts)
4. Repatriation of funds is continuing.
Fri Jan 25, 2019, 01:39 PM
Jan 2019

It has little to do with Trump outside of it being a direct result of his tax scam. It is one of the components that is currently helping to falsely prop up the markets.

SCantiGOP

(13,871 posts)
5. "Wall Street" is protecting Trump?
Fri Jan 25, 2019, 01:43 PM
Jan 2019

That is not at all how it works. I assume you are referring to the Dow or S&P average, which is going up today. That is a result of the decision by every person and institution on Earth to buy or sell stocks today. No one, not even this "Wall Street" entity, can control that.

still_one

(92,366 posts)
6. no they are not. The market has lost over 2000 points on the Dow
Fri Jan 25, 2019, 01:44 PM
Jan 2019

There is a lot of uncertainty out there, and it is far from over

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
7. 80% of the population is living paycheck to paycheck with
Fri Jan 25, 2019, 01:46 PM
Jan 2019

little or no savings or disposable income. Retail stores are falling like dominos. The US economy is 70% consumer based and the cost of the American Criminal Enterprise Healthcare System is ever increasing. We currently have a completely disfunctional government. Won't take much more for the whole thing to go down the tubes!

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