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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by empath75 on Sunday May 10, 2020 @06:06PM (#23136726)
That’s the definition of a bubble.
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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by enraged_camel on Sunday May 10, 2020 @06:54PM (#23137079)
Yeah, it made me laugh that the OP stated it in such a matter-of-fact fashion, as if it’s normal or good.
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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by bo1024 on Sunday May 10, 2020 @09:41PM (#23138089)
If you're talking about me, I don't think it's normal or good! But I do think it's a matter of fact.
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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by bo1024 on Sunday May 10, 2020 @09:40PM (#23138086)
I agree, or pretty close. But it's not axiomatic that bubbles always pop (at least on the time span one expects).
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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by chii on Monday May 11, 2020 @02:50AM (#23139510)
> But it's not axiomatic that bubbles always pop

You can only call it a bubble once it pops. So therefore, it is axiomatic. This stock "bubble" might not pop, and hence, it might not be a bubble.

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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by bo1024 on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @02:47PM (#23158008)
Your definition of bubble and the one I was replying to are fundamentally incompatible - I don’t really care which term one uses though
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