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12. F****** Ultra Rich Gaming the market trying to cash in on false predictions.

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Dow futures drop 1000 points, Nasdaq 100 futures lose 5% as global market rout picks up steam: Live updates [View all] James48 Aug 2024 OP

Japan stock market dropped 12% overnight James48 Aug 2024 #1

Nikkei down 25.5% from July 11 close progree Aug 2024 #18

its the rapid unwinding of the carry trade moonshinegnomie Aug 2024 #35

Time to buy yet? multigraincracker Aug 2024 #2

Don't try to catch a falling knife Xipe Totec Aug 2024 #29

Watch how quickly that happens...... n/t Bengus81 Aug 2024 #31

A recession by September would be a gift for Trump. Deliberate? Lonestarblue Aug 2024 #3

Don-the-Con has been bragging that... Wuddles440 Aug 2024 #6

Yep. Scrivener7 Aug 2024 #10

It takes two consecutive quarters of negative GDP to meet criteria for a recession Fiendish Thingy Aug 2024 #13

Hardly. Especially since it seems to be worldwide. jimfields33 Aug 2024 #20

LOL VBNMW Aug 2024 #41

Is Trump going to take credit for this too? IronLionZion Aug 2024 #4

Rethug hedge funds Beachnutt Aug 2024 #5

Stock market, stock market CountAllVotes Aug 2024 #7

Yeah. When retirement is involved. jimfields33 Aug 2024 #21

This is not good for us kansasobama Aug 2024 #8

This is reaction to interest rates and unemployment bucolic_frolic Aug 2024 #9

Iran might also contribute. Though war is generally great for the economy. Unfortunately. Scrivener7 Aug 2024 #11

F****** Ultra Rich Gaming the market trying to cash in on false predictions. Ford_Prefect Aug 2024 #12

Agreed penbo Aug 2024 #34

People have short memories- market took a bigger dump in the spring and recovered to record highs. Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2024 #14

Japan's surprise rate hike started to snowball late last week mathematic Aug 2024 #15

It has been a recession is coming ever since doc03 Aug 2024 #16

ita c aouple of things moonshinegnomie Aug 2024 #17

Buffet's Apple stock had quadrupled in value unc70 Aug 2024 #28

i bought some today moonshinegnomie Aug 2024 #32

My understanding is the market has been due for a "correction" for some time now.... SKKY Aug 2024 #19

it has been moonshinegnomie Aug 2024 #33

Yes--market was way too hot to be sustained crimycarny Aug 2024 #43

S&P 500 5168, down 8.8% from 7/11/24 all-time high of 5667 progree Aug 2024 #22

Big money cashing in. Everyone else gets hind tit or none at all. twodogsbarking Aug 2024 #23

There's no future to trade Ponietz Aug 2024 #24

The stock market has almost no bearing on working people. Other than corporations always raising prices after they onecaliberal Aug 2024 #25

Guess how union pension funds are invested. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 #26

401k, IRA, Roth, Pension. Most working people have at least one. twodogsbarking Aug 2024 #30

lol, no they don't. Most people don't have 400.00 for an emergency. onecaliberal Aug 2024 #36

Seventy million people have them. Laugh on. twodogsbarking Aug 2024 #37

170 million don't n/t Cheezoholic Aug 2024 #45

I wasn't entering a contest for the most. twodogsbarking Aug 2024 #46

Most people don't for sure. onecaliberal Aug 2024 #48

Even people who do not directly have money in stocks are the beneficiaries of people who do. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 #50

You know that simply is not true right? Jk23 Aug 2024 #47

It does for people nearing or in retirement. At least it does for my parents XorXor Aug 2024 #49

I am also spooked but here is some good kansasobama Aug 2024 #27

Shares in New York and London tumble on fears of US recession SupportSanity Aug 2024 #38

Global selloff: Wall Street plunges, as FTSE 100 posts biggest fall since January - business live SupportSanity Aug 2024 #39

Largest daily point drops in DOW history: LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2024 #40

I kinda excuse the 2020 ones though Polybius Aug 2024 #44

Not What Is Happening DallasNE Aug 2024 #42

The market is up today iemanja Aug 2024 #51