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

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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 | Reply

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

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 | Reply

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 | Reply

"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 | Reply