OT: Stock and Investment Thread
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Buying US treasuries is a good thing.
In other news, nice overnight dip for gold! Bought more GLD future contracts.
I want to buy SBUX due to the CEO, but I don't want to buy it due to the business. LOL!
I am only an index buyer. I buy twice a month. On the first when I get my pension payment and on the third Wednesday when I get my social security check.
I have some business income that comes in monthly which I usually use to spend exorbitantly on vacations but if the market goes low enough I wonder if I should buy more of the index.
Staples and dividend payers like the staples are always among my favorites. Wouldn't buy either of them here though.
Any stock can have its day in the sun lol. I prefer paying attention to and buying them when its cloudy stormy and raining cats and dogs lol. Then wait for the storm clouds to go away and the sun to come back out but that can take time as well.
Both VZ and T have shown some resurgence as of late but it took some years and the right environment to make them more attractive.
If the investments are for your kids, you should add a little BTC to the portfolio (IBIT or FBTC).
You never know when the market is going to bounce, or if it is going to continue to decline, so I'm not sure if I would deviate from a plan that is working.
AMZN down to the top of a trading range it had broken out of...it's support of for now but I tend to think it will fall back into it...we'll see.
Yes buying treasuries is a good thing. That was my point.
I read that the only reason they are exempt is because the WH is going to consider them for their own tariffs. Not that they wouldn't be tariffed at all.
I haven't made any Krugman posts on the economy that I can recall. Perhaps address the content of my post instead of sniping. As I said above, not all tariffs are bad, but the way these tariffs were calculated is just crazy. Here's Deutsche Bank's take on this, which was just on CNBC, i.e., they question the process used to make these policy changes and are concerned about credibility of the administration. Just imagine the global supply chain dislocations possible if major companies move manufacturing to the US, where labor costs are much higher, only to have the tariffs rolled back in 6 months, which we know is possible under such inconsistent leadership.
"We worry this risks lowering the policy credibility of the administration. The market may question the extent to which a sufficiently structured planning process for major economic decisions is taking place. After all this is the biggest trade policy shift from the US in a century."
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Which of course is another lie fool. Trump never suggested that we drink or inject bleach to treat COVID-19. He actually was questioning an experiment that was underway using UV light to disinfect the body in one minute.
Been wondering if CMG was in a double top but so far been holding the neckline. Would prefer it in the lower 40s, could go lower if its actually a double top but not a bad place to start. Thought similar about MCD awhile back with regards to a potential double top but it held the neckline and trendline and now at ATHs.
Thankfully Lilly is still going strong. But BMS and Merck, have a patent cliff coming up and Pfizer, Novartis and other companies are having layoffs. Any pharma tariffs will impact the companies currently have revenue issues. They will all rebound in the future, but their stocks will take a hit in the near term.
The pharma industry has been lobbying to do tariffs gradually. Like over 5 years. Why? It's fine to onshore active product and manufacturing, but it will take several years. Creating a supply shortage of sneakers or some consumer good is one thing. Running out of a medication could be deadly.
As for semiconductors. A shortage in chips would destroy the US economy. Besides, TSM already is building a new US manufacturing plant, so why hit them?
Are we sure the Trump family isn’t short the market? Asking for a friend…
In all seriousness, I love buying big dips like COVID, Flash Crash, etc., but this mess is closer to 2008 (smaller scale) than other events. Trump is definitely causing short term damage to the economy/market and could be causing longer term damage too. It’s a **** show.
In all seriousness, I love buying big dips like COVID, Flash Crash, etc., but this mess is closer to 2008 (smaller scale) than other events. Trump is definitely causing short term damage to the economy/market and could be causing longer term damage too. It’s a **** show.
I would have to learn more about them. I know they exist but really never gave them much thought.
No, it's not. Let's follow-up on the CE---bring your receipts.
Because it’s not reality. We don’t have the workforce and our workforce is too expensive. That’s why it’s a CE topic.
Raw materials for medications also come from outside the US to manufacturing plants in the US. I would assume those would have tariffs?
A large majority of drug ingredients come from overseas, over 70%. Over 25% of raw materials come from China alone. About half of generics are produced overseas. China, India, and Ireland are some of the bigger ones to consider. But the impacts on all this would depend on how a tariff is implemented and even where the drug is manufactured, other components to it, etc etc
If they gradually implement tariffs this would allow drug manufacturers to raise prices gradually. Taking larger increases on drugs to offset the price of a tariff could cause drug manufacturers to incur penalties. But smaller increases would let them keep up with the tariff and potentially avoid penalties.
But TK is also correct. The main thing to avoid would be any shortages
However, >95% of new medications come from academic research. With the slashing of research support, other countries, especially China, will certainly take the lead. So Big Pharma likely rebound, but it won't be the USA that benefits financially.
right not bleach thanks for confirming
During an April 2020 media briefing, Trump did ask members of the government's coronavirus task force to look into whether disinfectants could be injected inside people to treat COVID-19. But when a reporter asked in a follow-up question whether cleaning products like bleach and isopropyl alcohol would be injected into a person, the then-president said those products would be used for sterilizing an area, not for injections. However, at no point did Trump explicitly tell people they could or should inject bleach into their bodies.
King Trump is the master. Saving the country while creating a buying opportunity like we’ve never seen. Countries are already crawling back. Better act quick people.
Logically I would agree. But I don't think that term applies to the market or anything that's been impacting it recently.
S&P 500 year-end targets need a reset. Many had a 7000 target. Now 6000 might be a stretch.
another post that has nothing to do with this thread because you cannot keep your tds infection in your small boy pants and you were laughed off the current events board for your takes...
its a stock market thread..its not a poltical thread for people to bring up their political biases
bringing up lies about injecting bleach should call for immediate banning but remember you folk believed alot of phony stuff so you are beyond help
Where? Are you kidding me? At his daily press conferences. I saw that live!
only speaking to what I am personally involved with and I'd say 90% or more of the raw mats come from within the US