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Re:Nasdaq plummets 4% into correction territory by paxy on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:00PM (#50382967)
Tuesday - "Market falls because of election"

Wednesday - "Market soars because of election"

Thursday - "Market plummets because of election"

Can we at least agree that no one has any idea what is going on?

Re:Nasdaq plummets 4% into correction territory by ricksunny on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:14PM (#50383134)
Everyday “Our newspaper makes money by editorializing every tick change in the [$index] market by attributing unverifiable context and not referencing the previous tick we editorialized.”
Re:Nasdaq plummets 4% into correction territory by 233mhz on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:35PM (#50383393)
The current stock market is astrology for white dudes who have too much money. Nothing matters, nothing makes sense, just vibes
Re:Nasdaq plummets 4% into correction territory by johnsimer on Thursday November 05, 2026 @03:05PM (#50383763)
What about black dudes, asian dudes, or other other colors of rich dudes? What would you say the stock market is for them?
Re:Nasdaq plummets 4% into correction territory by mancerayder on Thursday November 05, 2026 @03:28PM (#50384053)
Reddit has entered the chat.

Thanks to whoever added that sub, now we have rubbish like this.

Re:Nasdaq plummets 4% into correction territory by 233mhz on Sunday November 08, 2026 @05:42AM (#50412076)
Oh no you're not in your little developer bubble and the real world is catching up with you, cry me a river lmao
Re:Nasdaq plummets 4% into correction territory by roodypoo2 on Thursday November 05, 2026 @06:43PM (#50386209)
Please go back to Reddit
Re:Nasdaq plummets 4% into correction territory by delecti on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:41PM (#50383456)
All of them can be true, while still not providing any predictive utility.
Re:Nasdaq plummets 4% into correction territory by bagacrap on Thursday November 05, 2026 @11:36PM (#50388261)
And they can all be false. GP's point is that the reporting always suggests causation when causation is rarely if ever knowable.
Re:Nasdaq plummets 4% into correction territory by fauigerzigerk on Thursday November 05, 2026 @03:18PM (#50383927)
OK, they are jumping up and down but they're doing it in the most efficient way possible. It has been proven time and time again!
Re:Nasdaq plummets 4% into correction territory by mancerayder on Thursday November 05, 2026 @03:28PM (#50384047)
The trick with news media is the word As.

"Market drops 3% as Foo"