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paxy • today at 7:00 PM • 5 replies • view on HN

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?


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delecti • today at 7:41 PM

All of them can be true, while still not providing any predictive utility.

ricksunny • today at 7:14 PM

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.”

mancerayder • today at 8:28 PM

The trick with news media is the word As.

"Market drops 3% as Foo"

fauigerzigerk • today at 8:18 PM

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!

233mhz • today at 7:35 PM

The current stock market is astrology for white dudes who have too much money. Nothing matters, nothing makes sense, just vibes

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