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Markets are celebrating like China tariffs are being lifted - they’re not. This isn’t the end of trade pressure
Trump might lower tariffs on China to 50–65%, and Wall Street is cheering like it’s a full rollback. Reality check: that’s still massively high and economically damaging. Trump is confusing people - and the market’s falling for it. People underestimate how deeply tariffs reshape supply chains. This isn’t just about …
Change my mind: Holding cash is foolish, you should be DCAing
I can't believe I need to be saying this, but the discussions here in this subreddit has led me to believe I am being gaslit, people here are young investors with no notion of being long-term investors, or maybe I'm the fool that's only been in the market for 8 …
Wash sale cost basis and timeline question
So I bought a stock when it was high and sold low and bought again lower and then sold higher in less than a 30 day period. I forgot about the wash sale rule and when I sold the position for what I thought was a profit turned out to …
Meta/Facebook expected to lose up to $7b USD in ad-revenue after China tells retailers like Shein/Temu to stop US ad spend due to trade war
I didn't know that Chinese retailers bought Meta ads, but guess that makes sense since it includes Facebook but also Instagram. The research note said that Chinese companies paid Meta/Facebook $18 billion in 2024 for ad revenue, which was 11% of Meta's total ad-revenue. The note mentions that Beijing can …
I think the bus has left
Two days in a row +3% and tariffs, which was one of the biggest concerns started to ease driving stocks high. I think at this point any other bad news will probably not be able to drag stock down as deep as when first Tariffs news came out so I …
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says ‘America First’ does not mean ‘America alone’
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/scott-bessent-offers-a-gentler-message-again-saying-america-first-does-not-mean-america-alone-a0acf376 >On Wednesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent continued the Trump administration’s efforts to send a more conciliatory message toward trade partners. > >“‘America First’ does not mean America alone. To the contrary, it is a call for deeper collaboration and mutual respect among trade partners,” Bessent said at an …
Interesting Stocks Today (04/23) - Trump plans to be "very nice" to China!
Hi! I am an ex-prop shop equity trader. This is a daily watchlist for short-term trading: I might trade all/none of the stocks listed, and even stocks not listed! I am targeting potentially good candidates for short-term trading; I have no opinion on them as investments. The potential of the …
Bloomberg analysis: Bessent is better than Navarro for the stock market
They did a quick analysis this morning on the effects on stocks of whether Bessent vs Navarro was dominating the white house. Navarro was an absolute disaster. Associated with 1000ish point drops. Bessent dominate was equivalent to tiny $59 gain. ----- also, Scott Chronert, Citi analyst, says company has lowered …
r/Stocks Daily Discussion Wednesday - Apr 23, 2025
These daily discussions run from Monday to Friday including during our themed posts. Some helpful links: * [Finviz](https://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=spy) for charts, fundamentals, and aggregated news on individual stocks * [Bloomberg market news](https://www.bloomberg.com/markets) * StreetInsider news: * [Market Check](https://www.streetinsider.com/Market+Check) - Possibly why the market is doing what it's doing including sudden spikes/dips …