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Laura PourMeADrink

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9. My husband is a banker and he was telling me about how bad some

Fri May 31, 2019, 10:08 AM

May 2019

Of his commercial clients said it is with raw materials It’s impossible to keep your costs, pricing and inventory in synch. A typical part of running a business, but they are used to some stability. Now it’s a trump threat to raise tariffs which drives costs up one day, then he reneges and prices drop..so you are then sitting in overpriced inventory.

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DOW crashing, down over 300 points [View all] Johnny2X2X May 2019 OP

Cheif Stable Genius strikes again. tanyev May 2019 #1

Been basically "crashing" all of May... Wounded Bear May 2019 #2

Exactly. It's a pet peeve of mine when the media talk only about one day changes. In the context spooky3 May 2019 #29

The Chinese are very serious and the impact is growing BSdetect May 2019 #3

Trump overplayed his hand with China Johnny2X2X May 2019 #7

China Plans a List of U.S. Firms to Block, in Answer to Trump dalton99a May 2019 #14

I think today's movement due to Trump TAX on Mexican imports: food, auto parts, consumer goods. . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #27

But the USA's Iliyah May 2019 #4

His supporters/voters absolutely believe this maryellen99 May 2019 #11

That's because the parts of the market that are stable, are that way because Obama MADE them that wa Volaris May 2019 #47

Yeah, cilla4progress May 2019 #53

Probably because of Trump's announcement re Mexican tariffs/immigration femmedem May 2019 #5

That's exactly right jmowreader May 2019 #24

Tariffs, trade wars, loss of markets for ag products, crashing of ag prices, loss of good jobs, ... Botany May 2019 #6

45 is tarriffying the country into economic flatline. ancianita May 2019 #20

He had a bad week in the news cycle about his criminal activities ooky May 2019 #8

Yep ck4829 Jun 2019 #62

My husband is a banker and he was telling me about how bad some Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #9

Too many business leaders are still in denial about the tariffs. . yardwork May 2019 #22

Good points. Trump is like normal people Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #37

always said, I like my neighbor .. DON'T think he should be running .. stopdiggin May 2019 #55

Great post! llmart May 2019 #50

"FAKE NEWS"! imanamerican63 May 2019 #10

Here: elleng May 2019 #12

Trump doesn't believe in international law Johnny2X2X May 2019 #13

Laws don't apply to Trump...or so Putin told him. Farmer-Rick May 2019 #16

300 points is hardly a "crash" awesomerwb1 May 2019 #15

Everytime the market drops by a couple of hundred points,someone says its crashing onenote May 2019 #18

Check out 2018. The losses in the fall more than wiped out the gains from the rest of the year. spooky3 May 2019 #35

+1 ooky May 2019 #38

It IS a crash when taken together with all of the other drops in May. This is why spooky3 May 2019 #34

By that standard, the market "crashed" several times during the last two years of Obama's presidency onenote May 2019 #40

It's certainly longer than one day, in any case, which is what the media usually focuses on. spooky3 May 2019 #46

Short sellers, profit takers, crooked leaders, something like that ... Auggie May 2019 #17

What could be very interesting for someone with mainframe access... jmowreader May 2019 #28

That's like arresting someone for speeding for driving 40.5 mph in a 40 mph zone. DFW May 2019 #19

Not everyone agrees with that standard. But even using that, we are getting close and trending down. spooky3 May 2019 #36

Even after 6% down in May, the S&P is still up 28% since the 2016 election DFW May 2019 #56

By traditional standards, on average investors should see gains of about 8% per year. spooky3 May 2019 #60

Republicans always wreck the economy Loge23 May 2019 #21

Except it took Bush eight years, Trump will do it in four. House of Roberts May 2019 #32

Everything he was warned about regarding a tariff war is coming true. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #23

it was down 400 yesterday cvoogt May 2019 #25

It was not down 400 yesterday. It was up around 30. onenote May 2019 #39

you're right cvoogt May 2019 #52

Hardly crashing, but it is teasing the bears, being near 10% down from highs; defn of bear market.nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #26

Thanks republicans Achilleaze May 2019 #30

More multi-level chaos for Putin to laugh his ass off. Golden Raisin May 2019 #31

So much for he can win if he runs on the economy question everything May 2019 #33

Trump stock manipulation extvbroadcaster May 2019 #41

That's my suspicion, too. Manipulation by tweet. Someone's making lots of loot off it. Vinca May 2019 #49

Yeah ... Auggie May 2019 #51

A master of deflection and deception. magicarpet May 2019 #42

18-month trend for the US market looks less than stellar. LanternWaste May 2019 #43

As a person who watches the financial markets frequently Joe Nation May 2019 #44

SnP futures up from here to 2864 then down to 2639 masmdu May 2019 #45

Just to mark the market SnP emini currently 2762 masmdu May 2019 #48

We are waiting for our quarterly statement for the second quarter. redstatebluegirl May 2019 #54

60-40 split Johnny2X2X May 2019 #58

That is where we are and have been since Trump was elected. redstatebluegirl May 2019 #59

Right now, the only stock in the DJIA that's positive is McDonald's OnlinePoker May 2019 #57

With all due respect, "crashing" is hyperbolic nonsense. A 1% drop is not "crashing." MadDAsHell Jun 2019 #61