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In reply to the discussion: I'll go contrarian here: Quit rooting for the market to fail [View all]brush
(61,033 posts)29. Forget about the market, trump's stupid tariff moves have just about...
baked in a recession, if not even a depression. Most economist and business experts are saying it (see Jamie Diamond of Goldman Sachs today on FOX). You don't get a much more credible business name than that.
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Have you not seen all the posts complaining that the market hasn't been in open freefall?
EdmondDantes_
Apr 2025
#13
Noting it is not freefalling when rationality (not emotion) indicates it should be is NOT "complaining", NOT "rooting"
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2025
#37
The recession is the worry, the markets only have meaning right now because of the recession they're a harbinger for
Johnny2X2X
Apr 2025
#4
You don't have to be 100% in equities to lose lots of money . Financial advisers
spooky3
Apr 2025
#34
maga tried to make "gay" a negative for everything. Failed. Own the word "woke" & make them fail on that too. . .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2025
#12
More will suffer if it's not turned around quickly, so let's get this band-aid off already.
Maru Kitteh
Apr 2025
#7
this one really does have "two-sides..." If one is not conflicted, then I think they are not assessing the full
hlthe2b
Apr 2025
#8
The only good thing about the market failing is that it causes distress to the rich.
milestogo
Apr 2025
#9
K&R for, frequent Reccer here will try to get you into the Modified Contrarian mode:
UTUSN
Apr 2025
#10
Nope. A short, deep disaster is our best hope. But he's going to drag it out till
Scrivener7
Apr 2025
#30