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IronLionZion

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8. This is all a pump and dump scheme

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Mon Aug 5, 2019, 11:16 AM

Aug 2019

Pressure the Fed to cut rates, get corporations to buy back shares to inflate stock prices, so insiders can sell high.

Then tweet out some trade war tariffs knowing stock prices will dip lower. We're all being taken for a ride.

They're expecting this house of cards to fall on the next presidential administration, which will likely be Democratic.

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Stocks plunge after China retaliates in trade war [View all] TomCADem Aug 2019 OP

Trump is out to destroy the Economy... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2019 #1

correction: RUSSIA is out to destroy our economy.... olddad65 Aug 2019 #7

That too. ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2019 #12

I've thought so for a long time. Trumps trying to pocket as much as he can before it crashes. notdarkyet Aug 2019 #27

No. I think he is stoking a cold war with China to gain political leverage and stiffen up his KPN Aug 2019 #14

The Russian interference in the 2020 election will 'win' it for Putin, again. olddad65 Aug 2019 #20

No, it will not. John Fante Aug 2019 #26

We are all tired of Trump's 'Winning' gohuskies Aug 2019 #2

The Party of Death Traildogbob Aug 2019 #9

Hmmm...I seem to recall someone saying "Trade wars are good and easy to win". n/t OnlinePoker Aug 2019 #3

Before Making Fun of Trump, Some Folks Like Bernie Sanders Want to Go Further... TomCADem Aug 2019 #6

Schuler said about the same the other day. It's not that we don't need to deal with the KPN Aug 2019 #15

The economy is not the stock market, and the stock market is not the economy. n/t SpankMe Aug 2019 #4

And Lehmann was not the stock market crazytown Aug 2019 #5

Tell that to most of our elected federal officials over the past couple of decades. KPN Aug 2019 #16

but real people get hurt stopdiggin Aug 2019 #30

This is all a pump and dump scheme IronLionZion Aug 2019 #8

This! old guy Aug 2019 #11

There is some substantive truth to this imo, though tRump also thinks and does things KPN Aug 2019 #19

Most of the stock market increase was in 2017, before his tax cuts IronLionZion Aug 2019 #21

Absolutely. It was euphoria and buying the rumors during that period (2017). KPN Aug 2019 #22

He's likely making a fortune shorting. nt Grasswire2 Aug 2019 #10

DFT's Dunning-Kruger strategy in this trade war will hurt his biggest champions RainCaster Aug 2019 #13

Stable genius in action Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2019 #17

Dow plunges 600 points after China devalues its currency mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2019 #18

Take that, China! keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #23

the U.S. farmers aren't hurting disndat Aug 2019 #25

Most of those billions went to corporate farms NickB79 Aug 2019 #29

Putin cheers! NurseJackie Aug 2019 #24

The Great Negotiator strikes again. NoMoreRepugs Aug 2019 #28