Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Goldman CEO: U.S. Recession Risk Could Be 'one Tweet Away'

The risk of a U.S. recession could rise suddenly depending on how the administration reacts to the Iran war on social media, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. chief executive David Solomon said.

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-21 01:18 PM

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#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-21 02:15 PM

imo, the problem is, as the CEO states, the apparent random social media posts of the Pres Trump.


The corporate world likes certainty.

Pres Trump's social media posts have been, I'll be kind' disjoint and almost random, at best.


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-21 09:18 PM

Pres Trump's social media posts have been

His way of communicating with the planet? He announces major international policy via tweets?

Remember when the public found out about that stuff long after the finer details had been worked out?

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-04-21 09:24 PM

"Whew! Makes me glad I don't use Twitter." said the Ostrich, nervously looking for the nearest patch of sand. The first syllable of it's unctuous name was enough warning for me. I had no idea how liberating it was when I wisely got rid of that $%&! cell phone 10-ish years ago. It makes people device-addicted media zombies. Or worst...Influencers.

#5 | Posted by dutch46 at 2026-04-22 04:13 PM

"Me Diaper Full! Me Nuke Bahrain! Me No Know Why!!"

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-04-22 11:49 PM

I mean, seriously? Bum rap. Name one other POTUS who gets branded as untrustworthy and unstable just because he's a pathological liar, a court found him guilty of sexual abuse, those thirty-four felony convictions, ripping off a cancer charity, massive fraud, as well as ... nah, fuhgedaboudit.

#7 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-04-23 06:28 AM

Some of us having been living in the Depression/Recession for a bit now.
Hallelujah, I'm a bum. genius.com

#8 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-04-23 07:05 AM

It's hard to imagine the largest, wealthiest, and most sophisticated controllers of massive sums of money would be vulnerable to making rash decisions based on a social media post from someone who they already know is quite immature with his posts.

#9 | Posted by eberly at 2026-04-23 07:55 AM

It's hard to imagine the largest, wealthiest, and most sophisticated controllers of massive sums of money would be vulnerable to making rash decisions based on a social media post from someone who they already know is quite immature with his posts.

#9 | Posted by eberly at 2026-04-23 07:55 AM | Reply | Flag:

Precisely why this is all nothing more than theater.

#10 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-04-23 09:28 AM


It's hard to imagine the largest, wealthiest, and most sophisticated controllers of massive sums of money would be vulnerable to making rash decisions based on a social media post from someone who they already know is quite immature with his posts.

idk I imagine this story line was twitter driven by both Biden and Trump admins...

JetBlue offers to buy Spirit for $3.8 billion.
2023: Biden DOJ sues to stop the merger.
Jan 2024: Judge blocks merger, citing "threat to competition."
Nov 2024: Spirit files for bankruptcy.
2026: Trump admin is considering bailout of Spirit, with the federal government potentially receiving ownership in the company.

Its all so insane... China really is better at these things.

#11 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-04-23 12:45 PM

The corporate world likes certainty.

No it doesn't, it likes regulations, the more the better. Keeps upstarts from gaining traction and solidifies their position.

#12 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-04-23 12:45 PM

Wow. Onelumpofs*&^ doesn't understand anything, does he?

#13 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-23 01:32 PM

Precisely why this is all nothing more than theater.

#10 | Posted by lfthndthrds

How many times do you have to be had by these schmucks before you stop believing they're going to do things right?

Stop being such a bottom b*&^%.

#14 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-23 01:50 PM

It's hard to imagine
#9 | Posted by eberly

You couldn't imagine Roe being overturned.
Have you tried learning from that? Probably not.

#15 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-23 01:52 PM

Precisely why this is all nothing more than theater.

#10 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

ALL the world's a stage,

And ALL the men and women merely players..

And you are just one of the cantankerous old hecklers in the peanut gallery.

#16 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-04-23 02:25 PM

Look at the Marine citing the Immortal Bard.


#17 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-23 02:29 PM

The rest of the world is figuring out how to move ahead without America.

Putin destroyed America.

All he needed was his puppet, Trump.

His patsies, paid for through CPAC.

And his useful idiots, controlled through the NRA.

America has fallen.

Russia won.

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-23 02:34 PM

Re 17

"Shakespeare was the most human human that's ever lived".

-Dr Who

Shakespeare did not literally predict the future, but his deep understanding of human psychology, politics, and power allowed him to write works that feel eerily prophetic today.

#19 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-04-23 02:38 PM

You said it, Marine.

The Bard of Avon synthesized history, current events, invented words, used coded language and slang perfectly, and avoided censorship, lese majeste accusations, and violence, unlike his contemporaries Christopher Marlowe or Ben Johnson.

Gentle Will's swansong-- the analog of Beethoven' Ninth Symphony-- was The Tempest, his final opus.

In this play in which no one dies, Shakespeare took the London audience back to the ancient Greek method where all of the action takes place in one day.

Moreover, the Bard of Avon took a successful and veiled swipe at the murderous Queen Elizabeth who had passed in 1603.

#20 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-23 03:01 PM

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