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  • Defense stocks dropped sharply Thursday afternoon after President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. could massively cut defense spending.
  • Trump has sent mixed messages on military spending throughout his 2024 campaign and in the early days of his presidency.
  • @withabeard
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    1825 days ago

    Who’s to bet a load of shares get bought up, then suddenly this announcement is rescinded?

    • Monkey With A Shell
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      515 days ago

      Playing the market based on the insanity dripping out of this guy daily, not a bad plan. If only there was some actual rhyme and reason to what he does.

      • @MrEff
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        125 days ago

        I was already going hard on AI stock, then day of inauguration when he sent the clear message of where tech companies stand in running this country I dumped ALL investment money into AI stock. If I have to live in this hellscape I better at least get to retire in it.

        • @abrake
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          275 days ago

          My brother, have you heard about the benefits of diversification? If you want to retire at all, don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

    • Bakkoda
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      205 days ago

      Everybody was panic buying ! Those stocks were fast as lightning!

      • @someguy3
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        145 days ago

        In fact the buying was a little bit frightening.

    • @[email protected]
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      5 days ago

      I bought lockheed martin call options after the way the steel markets rebounded

      Edit: just checked volume on LMT. 2.4M today vs an average of 1.35M. Yeeeeeeah. Lot more buyers than usual today

      • @[email protected]
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        45 days ago

        Yay for incredibly immoral investments. It’s disgusting how stock trading has been gamified and divorced from what it actually is, owning and supporting a company.

    • @[email protected]
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      85 days ago

      Since the entire thing is contingent on China and Russia agreeing to half their defence budget too, the only thing to bet on is when it will be rescinded.

    • @rayyy
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      15 days ago

      Work it baby, work it. Insider trading on steroids, or rather Adderall.