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2016 Postmortem

TroyD

(4,551 posts) Thu Sep 6, 2012, 04:37 PM Sep 2012

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CNN: Dow adds 243 points. All 3 indexes close at multi-year highs after positive jobs data

https://twitter.com/CNNMoney/status/243800874818875392

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CNN: Dow adds 243 points. All 3 indexes close at multi-year highs after positive jobs data (Original Post) TroyD Sep 2012 OP

"It's all rigged." "It's a casino." "Wall Street is going to steal all your retirement savings." etc Common Sense Party Sep 2012 #1

Segments of the marketplace ARE rigged ... Trajan Sep 2012 #2

Probably coincidental, VWolf Sep 2012 #3

For short-term speculators and traders, perhaps. Common Sense Party Sep 2012 #4

Common Sense Party

(14,139 posts)

1. "It's all rigged." "It's a casino." "Wall Street is going to steal all your retirement savings." etc

Reply to TroyD (Original post)

Thu Sep 6, 2012, 04:40 PM

Sep 2012

ad nauseum

Trajan

(19,089 posts)

2. Segments of the marketplace ARE rigged ...

Reply to Common Sense Party (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 6, 2012, 04:46 PM

Sep 2012

and it is a bit like a casino .....

VWolf

(3,944 posts)

3. Probably coincidental,

Reply to Trajan (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 6, 2012, 05:34 PM

Sep 2012

but it's uncanny that this occurs on the evening of Pres Obama's speech.

The timing is downright juicy.

Common Sense Party

(14,139 posts)

4. For short-term speculators and traders, perhaps.

Reply to Trajan (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 6, 2012, 06:25 PM

Sep 2012

For long-term INVESTORS? No, it isn't at all.

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