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In reply to SBGold • 9:48a, 10/7/26
SBGold said:
I discuss matters with DW by direct message.

We know.
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In reply to DiabloWags • 9:49a, 10/7/26
DiabloWags said:
SBGold said:
ChudBear said:
SBGold said:
oski003 said:
I, along with hundreds of other posters on this site, are invested in the market.

Easy answer, TY

We all knew the answer before you asked it.

I doubt that was the case, many here (mostly the MAGA types) seem pretty naive about economics and the market.

I would say that you are 100% correct SBG.



I would say that you are 100% wrong Diablo. People don't engage in conversation with you for much different reasons than you have in your head.
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In reply to SBGold • 9:56a, 10/7/26
SBGold said:
I discuss those matters with DW by direct message. He gives good advice on such matters.


Thanks.
I've clearly done well and can prove it.

I've tried to share the "wealth" here with MAGA posters.
But they'd rather spend all day arguing . . . than making money.

I'd rather make money.

It's a CULT.

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In reply to DiabloWags • 9:59a, 10/7/26
DiabloWags said:
SBGold said:
I discuss those matters with DW by direct message. He gives good advice on such matters.


Thanks.
I've clearly done well and can prove it.

I've tried to share the "wealth" here with MAGA posters.
But they'd rather spend all day arguing . . . than making money.

I'd rather make money.


That 's not my interpretation of the majority of the time you share "wealth" here with posters. Sometimes I can wade through the puffery and find some real information, and I do appreciate those occasions.
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In reply to oski003 • 10:00a, 10/7/26
oski003 said:
DiabloWags said:
SBGold said:
I discuss those matters with DW by direct message. He gives good advice on such matters.


Thanks.
I've clearly done well and can prove it.

I've tried to share the "wealth" here with MAGA posters.
But they'd rather spend all day arguing . . . than making money.

I'd rather make money.


That 's not my interpretation of the majority of the time you share "wealth" here with posters. Sometimes I can wade through the puffery and find some real information, and I do appreciate those occasions.

Rarely. Its most often putting others down for not being as rich as him or making fun of others for not investing in the same medical device he did.
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2:52p, 10/7/26
Can't blame this on Sleepy Joe.

It's a CULT.

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In reply to DiabloWags • 3:13p, 10/7/26
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Can't blame this on Sleepy Joe.


You going to the game this weekend?
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In reply to DiabloWags • 3:15p, 10/7/26
DiabloWags said:
SBGold said:
ChudBear said:
SBGold said:
oski003 said:
I, along with hundreds of other posters on this site, are invested in the market.

Easy answer, TY

We all knew the answer before you asked it.

I doubt that was the case, many here (mostly the MAGA types) seem pretty naive about economics and the market.

I would say that you are 100% correct SBG.

When it comes to the markets, the knowledge base by MAGA is terribly low.
The recent "discussion" on the crude oil market is the poster child for this.

More often than not, MAGA has to resort to posting tweets from some talking head that they don't even fully comprehend. Because it is biased towards their politics, they simply "embrace" it without having a clue about it. We saw this repeatedly with tweets from conservative "influencers" like the college drop-out Amuse by Trump supporters.

It's FUNNY.



They actually spend most of their time trying to dodge substantive topics in favor of pedantics
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In reply to dajo9 • 3:16p, 10/7/26
dajo9 said:
DiabloWags said:
SBGold said:
ChudBear said:
SBGold said:
oski003 said:
I, along with hundreds of other posters on this site, are invested in the market.

Easy answer, TY

We all knew the answer before you asked it.

I doubt that was the case, many here (mostly the MAGA types) seem pretty naive about economics and the market.

I would say that you are 100% correct SBG.

When it comes to the markets, the knowledge base by MAGA is terribly low.
The recent "discussion" on the crude oil market is the poster child for this.

More often than not, MAGA has to resort to posting tweets from some talking head that they don't even fully comprehend. Because it is biased towards their politics, they simply "embrace" it without having a clue about it. We saw this repeatedly with tweets from conservative "influencers" like the college drop-out Amuse by Trump supporters.

It's FUNNY.



They actually spend most of their time trying to dodge substantive topics in favor of pedantics

Written while all three of you are being pedantic.
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In reply to dajo9 • 4:09p, 10/7/26
dajo9 said:
DiabloWags said:
SBGold said:
ChudBear said:
SBGold said:
oski003 said:
I, along with hundreds of other posters on this site, are invested in the market.

Easy answer, TY

We all knew the answer before you asked it.

I doubt that was the case, many here (mostly the MAGA types) seem pretty naive about economics and the market.

I would say that you are 100% correct SBG.

When it comes to the markets, the knowledge base by MAGA is terribly low.
The recent "discussion" on the crude oil market is the poster child for this.

More often than not, MAGA has to resort to posting tweets from some talking head that they don't even fully comprehend. Because it is biased towards their politics, they simply "embrace" it without having a clue about it. We saw this repeatedly with tweets from conservative "influencers" like the college drop-out Amuse by Trump supporters.

It's FUNNY.



They actually spend most of their time trying to dodge substantive topics in favor of pedantics


True.

They never actually discuss the TOPIC of the thread.
Just the people posting in it.

It's a CULT.

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In reply to DiabloWags • 4:12p, 10/7/26
DiabloWags said:
dajo9 said:
DiabloWags said:
SBGold said:
ChudBear said:
SBGold said:
oski003 said:
I, along with hundreds of other posters on this site, are invested in the market.

Easy answer, TY

We all knew the answer before you asked it.

I doubt that was the case, many here (mostly the MAGA types) seem pretty naive about economics and the market.

I would say that you are 100% correct SBG.

When it comes to the markets, the knowledge base by MAGA is terribly low.
The recent "discussion" on the crude oil market is the poster child for this.

More often than not, MAGA has to resort to posting tweets from some talking head that they don't even fully comprehend. Because it is biased towards their politics, they simply "embrace" it without having a clue about it. We saw this repeatedly with tweets from conservative "influencers" like the college drop-out Amuse by Trump supporters.

It's FUNNY.



They actually spend most of their time trying to dodge substantive topics in favor of pedantics


True.

They never actually discuss the TOPIC of the thread.
Just the people posting in it.



This entire diversion started with you insulting everyone for no reason whatsoever. Please take a hard look at yourself and take some accountability.
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In reply to dajo9 • 5:16p, 10/7/26
dajo9 said:
DiabloWags said:
SBGold said:
ChudBear said:
SBGold said:
oski003 said:
I, along with hundreds of other posters on this site, are invested in the market.

Easy answer, TY

We all knew the answer before you asked it.

I doubt that was the case, many here (mostly the MAGA types) seem pretty naive about economics and the market.

I would say that you are 100% correct SBG.

When it comes to the markets, the knowledge base by MAGA is terribly low.
The recent "discussion" on the crude oil market is the poster child for this.

More often than not, MAGA has to resort to posting tweets from some talking head that they don't even fully comprehend. Because it is biased towards their politics, they simply "embrace" it without having a clue about it. We saw this repeatedly with tweets from conservative "influencers" like the college drop-out Amuse by Trump supporters.

It's FUNNY.



They actually spend most of their time trying to dodge substantive topics in favor of pedantics

How many posts have you made about Trump wanting Iran to attack LA and San Diego?
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In reply to Aunburdened • 6:02p, 10/7/26
Aunburdened said:
dajo9 said:
DiabloWags said:
SBGold said:
ChudBear said:
SBGold said:
oski003 said:
I, along with hundreds of other posters on this site, are invested in the market.

Easy answer, TY

We all knew the answer before you asked it.

I doubt that was the case, many here (mostly the MAGA types) seem pretty naive about economics and the market.

I would say that you are 100% correct SBG.

When it comes to the markets, the knowledge base by MAGA is terribly low.
The recent "discussion" on the crude oil market is the poster child for this.

More often than not, MAGA has to resort to posting tweets from some talking head that they don't even fully comprehend. Because it is biased towards their politics, they simply "embrace" it without having a clue about it. We saw this repeatedly with tweets from conservative "influencers" like the college drop-out Amuse by Trump supporters.

It's FUNNY.



They actually spend most of their time trying to dodge substantive topics in favor of pedantics

How many posts have you made about Trump wanting Iran to attack LA and San Diego?


Not enough
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6:45p, 10/7/26
It really was an outrageous thing to say, even if you're not a USC/UCLA/Dodgers fan.
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6:05a, 10/8/26
Pretty striking graph, it shows how much the economy depends on AI, and how the real economy is struggling (esp. the manufacturing sector, allegedly helped by tariffs) :

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In reply to Cal88 • 12:59p, 10/8/26
Peter Navarro claims the new warehouses and facilities are going up now, so there is a lag until new positions are required.
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In reply to Cal88 • 1:07p, 10/8/26
The percent change may skew your interpretation as opposed to looking at whole dollars……the argument
being AI, errr uhmmm, SI is just at its beginning stage hence the explosive percentage relative to other bldg types. That percentage will slow over time. Some argue there is a shortage of data centers….
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In reply to dajo9 • 1:17p, 10/8/26
dajo9 said:
Aunburdened said:
dajo9 said:

They actually spend most of their time trying to dodge substantive topics in favor of pedantics

How many posts have you made about Trump wanting Iran to attack LA and San Diego?

Not enough

Spare us your pretend concerns about dodging substantive topics.
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1:01p, 10/14/26
There doesn't seem to be much interest in how the ECONOMY is doing, but I will continue this thread by posting today's SEPTEMBER CPI data which was higher than the 3.6% expected.

Perhaps even more concerning is that the Core CPI (which excludes food and energy) rose 2.6% from a year ago, accelerating from a 2.4% rate in August and higher than the forecast of 2.5%





September CPI report shows inflation accelerated to 3.7% as energy costs soared - CBS News
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4:28p, 10/14/26
Biggest Jump in 5 MONTHS.

Gas +9.1%
Medical Care +0.3%





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6:43a, 10/15/26
The US Treasury 10 year yield has dropped 14 basis points today (26 basis points since it's peak 10 days ago) as fresh headlines appear about higher inflation. Mainstream financial media is so confused about the state of affairs that CNBC presented this sentence in an article today:
Quote:
Treasury yields dropped Thursday, as investors cashed in some technology shares today and fled to the safety of bonds following the latest inflation data.

This is non-sensical because bonds are typically where you would want to run AWAY from with higher inflation. The recent runup in Treasury rates has been driven by higher inflation AND by a crowding out of credit by the surge into AI financing. The wealthy need places to put their money and the latest bubble they have created is the AI bubble (before that was the mortgage bubble and before that was the dot-com bubble). Global AI spending in 2026 has increased 47% to $2.6 trillion. That is larger than the GDP of France.

As AI investing approaches the "trough of disillusionment" investors are leaving the sector and seeking safety in US Treasuries (as they always do). Wall Street romantics like to talk about "bond vigilantes" forcing yields higher because of national debt and inflation but this outdated term harkens back to an era of fewer, smaller investors (in a far more equitable society in terms of wealth) who were able to wield clout on the much smaller US Treasury bond market of decades ago (debt to GDP when the term originated in 1983 was 24%, compared to 126% now). Now the massive interests involved move markets in a more far reaching way. The AI bubble has been crowding out Treasury investment and driving up interest rates. Going forward the drop in Treasury rates will likely be commensurate with the size of the AI bubble decline.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/15/us-treasury-yields-investors-economic-data-.html
https://memeburn.com/ai-global-funding-statistics-2026/
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