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ProfessorGAC

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2. I Keep Hearing This About The Markets...

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Tue May 27, 2025, 06:42 PM

May 27

...but the Dow, S&P, & Russell are all down the last 5 days.
Plus, the Russell & Dow are down YTD.
And, the Consumer Confidence Index is still under 100, despite going up in May.
Finally, Trump's approval rating is 44.1/52.1, or negative 8.
Not sure why we're letting ourselves believe this chaos is going smoothly.

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Markets, consumer confidence, Trump approval all improve as he lies about tariff deals. Meanwhile we are left [View all] Doodley May 27 OP

Stop spending. Retailers will feel it. Unfortunately so will retail workers. bucolic_frolic May 27 #1

I Keep Hearing This About The Markets... ProfessorGAC May 27 #2

I believe domestic investors came back Johonny May 27 #9

The message is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness stillcool May 27 #3

The Consumer Confidence Index from the Conference Board was up in May, BUT Wiz Imp May 27 #4

This makes sense to me BeerBarrelPolka May 27 #5

Yep it's up from below hell to right above it and MSM is celebrating bad news cause it's better than before uponit7771 May 28 #18

PEOPLE ARE STUPID! That is all. nt Jit423 May 27 #6

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What would you suggest to prevent the inevitable? Brother Buzz May 27 #8

Post removed Post removed May 28 #11

Do you feel BeerBarrelPolka May 28 #12

Do not be surprised if it's posting privileges are revoked. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 28 #13

I figured I would be nice and try. BeerBarrelPolka May 28 #14

Nice job! marble falls May 28 #15

Boy howdy, that troll had a hair-trigger Brother Buzz May 28 #16

I love it when they don't last as long as it took them to type it. marble falls May 28 #17

Dems going to inde journalist cause traditional media is cooked uponit7771 May 28 #19

I believe this was the point D_Master81 May 27 #10