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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 07:42 PM Dec 2016

Boeing's stock drops after Donald Trump tweet to cancel Air Force One order - MarketWatch

He's like Baby Huey in a china shop.*


*for those who may not know....
Baby Huey is a gigantic and naïve duckling cartoon character who became a Paramount cartoon star during the 1950s.


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Boeing's stock drops after Donald Trump tweet to cancel Air Force One order - MarketWatch (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Dec 2016 OP
He's going to kill us all and not even know that he did anything wrong. NightWatcher Dec 2016 #1
Unfortunately... wcmagumba Dec 2016 #2
Way to create new jobs, Donald! nt Xipe Totec Dec 2016 #3
The ceo spoke out against Trump last week MattP Dec 2016 #4
Wonder who sold it short just before the tweet went out. Liberal In Texas Dec 2016 #5
So he'll intimidate corporations with government contracts The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #6
it's all about dominating the news cycle...nothing more...he's a teevee star spanone Dec 2016 #7
Typical vengeance malaise Dec 2016 #8
They'll be OK - it ended the day up slightly. nt jmg257 Dec 2016 #9

The Velveteen Ocelot

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6. So he'll intimidate corporations with government contracts
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 08:14 PM
Dec 2016

by threatening to cancel their deals if they ever criticize him in any way. They will all be cowed into silence and compliance for fear of losing government contracts. Is it fascism yet?

And, of course, he can make money by short-selling their stock just before he cancels the contract via Twitter.

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