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bucolic_frolic

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6. All time highs and debt bubble were about to burst without COVID-19

Reply to Steelrolled (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2020, 05:31 PM

Apr 2020

See banks today? Will be the same for earnings for many companies. No way to estimate, measure going forward. Markets don't thrive on uncertainty. They go up with $70B a week given to hedge funds to play the market. Fed is preventing collapse. It's built on debt, but then it's always been that way.

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Stock market news live updates: Stocks rise as states mull reopening plans [View all] Steelrolled Apr 2020 OP

Pure Faux pas Apr 2020 #1

And then lower again when the second wave hits IronLionZion Apr 2020 #2

Things will never go back to normal you can count on that Sacramento999 Apr 2020 #3

Never is a long time. Steelrolled Apr 2020 #4

And then "they" will open it back up too early and we will get another spike of C-19 cases, .... Botany Apr 2020 #5

All time highs and debt bubble were about to burst without COVID-19 bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #6

So why was market down yesterday? at140 Apr 2020 #7

Right? bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #8

The king has psychological problems at140 Apr 2020 #11

Fear and greed have great power, and can turn on a dime. Steelrolled Apr 2020 #9

The banksters got their loot, they know its a big win win for them. nt yaesu Apr 2020 #10