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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @10:33AM (#48108901)
Did the stock market come out ahead? The Dow is about where it was when this started.
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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by phainopepla2 on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @10:52AM (#48109185)
The Dow is not the stock market. Look at the total stock market (something like VTI).

That said, it seems that the stock market is doing well in spite of this war, and not because of it. Who knows how long that will last

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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by soco on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @11:10AM (#48109483)
They probably had a few stock owners in mind, which came ahead and keep coming ahead with strategically planned transactions placed right before another US major move - all by pure coincidence of course.
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