• AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Trillions. There’s an article that hit my feed that shows that the NYSE and DJ indexes have lost 5 trillion dollars in value in the last 3 weeks.

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        22 hours ago

        Basically, markets generally prefer stability and predictability. Trump is neither, which makes the market far more volatile. All the bullshit he’s been spewing the past few weeks have been a major disruption and has made many in the market uneasy.

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        22 hours ago

        Mostly with his completely volatile temperament, threatening WWIII, threatening tariffs and trying to ignite trade wars. He doesn’t seem to understand that he isn’t doing reality TV anymore, and the market doesn’t approve.