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Friday, August 01, 2025

Stocks were under pressure on Friday to kick off August trading as investors weighed stark signs of a weakening economy and President Donald Trump's modified tariff rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 717 points, or 1.2%. The S&P 500 shed 1.7%, while the Nasdaq Composite dipped 2.3%.

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US Manufacturing Contracts at Fastest Pace in Nine Months

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#1 | Posted by qcp at 2025-08-01 10:39 AM | Reply

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#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-08-01 11:54 AM | Reply

GOP Posts About "Making Automobiles Great Again" And Uses Picture Of Old Soviet Car Behind President
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#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-01 12:23 PM | Reply

Trump's Recession may make GW's look like child's play.

Or not... if he's really the AC, it'll all be fine. Until it isn't.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-08-01 01:03 PM | Reply

Looks like the Fed made the right call on interest rates.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-08-01 01:08 PM | Reply

Where's Scatberg?

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-08-01 01:15 PM | Reply

@#5 ... Looks like the Fed made the right call on interest rates. ...

My guess is that the odds for a rate cut in September have increased a bit.

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-01 01:47 PM | Reply

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