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Sunday, March 29, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost nearly 800 points today, and the broader benchmark S&P 500 Index just posted its fifth straight weekly loss, marking its worst streak since 2022. The culprit is the war in Iran ...

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Brutal. S&P 500 has lost -$4.8 TRILLION in market cap since US/Israel started bombing Iran one month ago. Tech stocks further collapsed 8-15% today alone. Recovery to this will likely be slow & bumpy--likely worse than March 2020 stock market collapse. But this one was Trump-made.

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-- Eric Feigl-Ding (@drericding.bsky.social) Mar 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM

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Those who bought gold don't care...

#1 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-03-29 06:52 PM | Reply

we bought at 1200 this ---- is at 4800

#2 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-03-29 06:53 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Gold bugs have peculiar disdain for the country they live in.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-29 07:31 PM | Reply

Gold bugs have peculiar disdain for the country they live in.

They love capitalism. Just not our capitalism.

#4 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-03-29 07:41 PM | Reply

@#2 ... we bought at 1200 this ---- is at 4800 ...

... and those who recently bought gold at $5300 near the end of January 2026? There was a high volume of transactions then.



#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 07:41 PM | Reply

WMT is up actually.+$0.71
The market can crash and WMT will be standing, a tower in the wreckage

RTX though is -$3.14 WTF who doesn't have some RTX
I hate djt now.

#6 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-29 08:55 PM | Reply

HODL

#7 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-29 08:58 PM | Reply

Dow Futures are currently showing a 300 point decline going into tomorrow's trading.

But, you have to be careful about the Futures, they are thinly traded so more volatile.

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 09:00 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices

apnews.com

The disgusting orange chomo did that.

#9 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-29 09:00 PM | Reply

we bought at 1200 this ---- is at 4800

Gold had stagnated at $1200 back in 2009. Then COVID and, not surprisingly, it went to $1800. It was basically stable thereabouts until he helped elect his baby-crap-orange faced game-show host (again) and drove the price up (again).

So, basically, lfilthy has been hedging against his own stupidity for all these years.

One of the smarter things he's managed to do.

#10 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-03-29 09:03 PM | Reply

@#6 ... WMT is up actually.+$0.71 ...

Walmart is moving upscale in the shoppers it tries to get into the stores, because their prior customer base doesn't have enough money to feed their families, let alone buy things.

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 09:05 PM | Reply

@#9 ... The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices ...

Not just fertilizer.

Also helium.

Yeah, I know, party balloons.

But helium is more important to the economy that those balloons.

Helium is needed in the manufacture of chips.

Why helium is essential to the future of semiconductor manufacturing (December2025)
www.innovationnewsnetwork.com

...Helium plays a critical role in semiconductor manufacturing, influencing both the quality and efficiency of chip production....

Global helium supply challenges and implications for the semiconductor industry

As the demand for semiconductors continues to surge, the challenges surrounding global helium supply have become increasingly pronounced.

The limited availability of helium is primarily due to the decline of natural gas fields that produce it as a byproduct, exacerbated by geopolitical tensions and economic factors affecting extraction and distribution.

These challenges pose serious implications for the semiconductor industry, potentially leading to increased production costs and delays in manufacturing timelines. Companies reliant on helium for critical processes may find themselves at a competitive disadvantage, prompting a need for strategic planning and sourcing alternatives as the industry navigates these supply hurdles. ...


#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 09:12 PM | Reply

#11 | Posted by LampLighter

>their prior customer base doesn't have enough money to feed their families

-Uh, they never did? Hence they up?

#13 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-29 09:22 PM | Reply

@#13

I don't understand what you ask.

#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 09:41 PM | Reply

Dow Futures are currently showing a 300 point decline going into tomorrow's trading.

But, you have to be careful about the Futures, they are thinly traded so more volatile.

#8 | Posted by LampLighter

We may see a couple pops upwards now and then, but all the index charts are headed straight down the bunny hill.

The war is only expanding. The markets are scared and panic has set in because no one can trust Trump's word.

#15 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-30 01:59 AM | Reply

all the index charts are headed straight down the bunny hill.

If you scale them back 100 years, this is not even a bump in the road. :-)

#16 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-30 02:08 AM | Reply

... but all the index charts are headed straight down the bunny hill over time.

And oil will continue an equally bad trajectory upwards.

And we aren't even at the end of the beginning ...

#17 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-30 02:08 AM | Reply

REDIAL

We know markets tend to go up over time, but the next weeks and months are going to be a jarring ride.

#18 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-30 02:11 AM | Reply

the next weeks and months are going to be a jarring ride.

That is true. I don't see any kind of stabilizing force able to stop it.

#19 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-30 02:13 AM | Reply

Hey Pamnesia, do we still have to keep apologizing to -------?

#20 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-30 10:53 AM | Reply

The next person that says the republicraps are good for the economy needs a throat punch.

#21 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-30 10:54 AM | Reply

The next person who equates the economy to the performance of the Dow needs a throat punch

"main street is not wall street".......is the chant when the stock market does well.

#22 | Posted by eberly at 2026-03-30 10:57 AM | Reply

---- off idiot. Your orange god ------ up everything.

#23 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-30 12:15 PM | Reply

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