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tjohnell • today at 5:40 PM • 6 replies • view on HN

How come I never see these threads when Nasdaq has a banger of a day? Stocks fall faster than they rise - it's not useful discourse to panic every time there's a correction. Give it a few days and we'll be back where we were.


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nsagent • today at 7:14 PM

Google has had exactly two quarters of negative free cash flow in its entire history as a public company, both of which occurred back-to-back in 2026. That's spooked investors who are already wondering if it's a bubble, which is leading to sell-offs across tech.

This isn't an everyday occurrence, so billing it as a panic every time there's a correction seems a bit off.

rootusrootus • today at 5:53 PM

Stocks going up has been so normal for so long that it doesn't get much press. Any significant drop is way more newsworthy.

> Give it a few days and we'll be back where we were

Perhaps, though I think today is the lowest in 6 weeks.

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cosmicgadget • today at 6:48 PM

Is a balloon inflating more or less noticeable than it popping?

We'll see about next week, if these threats against Iran are hollow we might rebound.

estearum • today at 7:59 PM

People are very watchful of the coming pop we all know is coming...?

It's not great when finance people are openly talking about trying to time the top.

pbkompasz • today at 7:28 PM

I think the reason might be that AI's limitless promises haven't materialized in any measurable way, bringing only high costs

asdff • today at 5:57 PM

Be thankful you are alerted to the buying opportunity