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forest444

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1. "On oil" is their cover story. Stocks usually rise when oil falls.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 06:18 PM

Feb 2016

What Wall Street is doing - but will never admit - is depressing the market ahead of the elections, for obvious reasons.

They know as well as anyone that Rethugs only have a chance to win back the White House if they can engineer a recession.

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Dow Ends Down Triple Digits On Oil; Nasdaq Falls 2% Despite Alphabet Gains [View all] Purveyor Feb 2016 OP

"On oil" is their cover story. Stocks usually rise when oil falls. forest444 Feb 2016 #1

Stocks are falling because of China's economic problems. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #2

I wouldn't put it past them. forest444 Feb 2016 #3

US GDP is 65+% consumer spending for many moons NoMoreRepugs Feb 2016 #4

Zerohedge. Purveyor Feb 2016 #5

If you read on Bloomberg, an op/ed states that instead of spending money, everyone is saving Hestia Feb 2016 #8

The greedy class are expressing their confidence and excitement in Hillary's strong Iowa "victory" corkhead Feb 2016 #6

I have no doubt that this market will elmac Feb 2016 #7

Losses +600 already Nikkei & Hang Seng 2/2/2016 ~9 PM EST happynewyear Feb 2016 #9