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Remember how slashing corporate taxes was going to cause a huge surge in investment? (Original Post) pbmus Jun 2019 OP
who made money on it? who got fat on the stock buy backs? mopinko Jun 2019 #1
I don''t think Paul Krugman is a good economic predictor. former9thward Jun 2019 #2
If Putin and his oligarchs weren't pushing billions into our market pbmus Jun 2019 #4
Ahhh no. former9thward Jun 2019 #7
If you read the rest of my post, you will see I said... pbmus Jun 2019 #8
They did invest...in their portfolios... Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #5
Stock buybacks. smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #6

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
1. who made money on it? who got fat on the stock buy backs?
Fri Jun 14, 2019, 10:55 PM
Jun 2019

who got fat on all the other manipulations of the market?

former9thward

(31,805 posts)
2. I don''t think Paul Krugman is a good economic predictor.
Fri Jun 14, 2019, 11:17 PM
Jun 2019

On election night in 2016 he said the markets would drop 50% and "never" recover. Anyone who followed his advice has lost a lot of money.

If the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answer is never.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/opinion/election-night-2016/paul-krugman-the-economic-fallout

pbmus

(12,418 posts)
4. If Putin and his oligarchs weren't pushing billions into our market
Fri Jun 14, 2019, 11:26 PM
Jun 2019

And the tax stock buyback gift and his corrupt administration, and certain American oligarchs weren’t pushing billions and manipulating the market...

You would definitely see markets 50% lower....

former9thward

(31,805 posts)
7. Ahhh no.
Fri Jun 14, 2019, 11:32 PM
Jun 2019

The Russians don't have the TRILLIONS -- NOT BILLIONS --that are necessary to move U.S. market prices. Where is the evidence of your conspiracy theory? Who buys and sells large stock buys that moves markets is very transparent and recorded and available for inspection.

pbmus

(12,418 posts)
8. If you read the rest of my post, you will see I said...
Fri Jun 14, 2019, 11:38 PM
Jun 2019

Russian money, corporate buybacks, admin corruption, and America’s oligarchs...

Add them up and you have a market on steroids, but eventually will become sterile...

Your question is easily answered...they are called mutual funds...

But we all know that all markets are manipulated, you just want to be on the up or down side depending on your position...sorry, I also have a series 7..

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smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
6. Stock buybacks.
Fri Jun 14, 2019, 11:29 PM
Jun 2019

Price per share outstanding goes up. Stockholders get richer. Everyone else gets fucked. No new hiring, no raises.

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