Dow cracks 45000 (45010.29) on trade deal news

[Delldude]

Pretty sure they had a good day today.

 

[konradv]

Pretty sure they had a good day today.

You’d be wrong. Down 64.

 

[Delldude]

You’d be wrong. Down 64.

Did they shut down trading?

 

[Delldude]

You’d be wrong. Down 64.

The U.S. economy grew at a much stronger-than-expected pace in the second quarter, powered by a turnaround in the trade balance and renewed consumer strength, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Gross domestic product, a sum of goods and services activity across the sprawling U.S. economy, jumped 3% for the April through June period, according to figures adjusted for seasonality and inflation
_________________
“The anti Trump story has been that we’re going to have a recession or a depression because of the tariffs, which are going to jack up prices and cause consumers to run for the exits” Kevin Hassett, National Economic Council director, said on CNBC. “In fact, every single thing about this GDP release has shown strength.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/30/gdp-q2-2025-.html

 

[konradv]

The U.S. economy grew at a much stronger-than-expected pace in the second quarter, powered by a turnaround in the trade balance and renewed consumer strength, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Gross domestic product, a sum of goods and services activity across the sprawling U.S. economy, jumped 3% for the April through June period, according to figures adjusted for seasonality and inflation
_________________
“The anti Trump story has been that we’re going to have a recession or a depression because of the tariffs, which are going to jack up prices and cause consumers to run for the exits” Kevin Hassett, National Economic Council director, said on CNBC. “In fact, every single thing about this GDP release has shown strength.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/30/gdp-q2-2025-.html

It was even stronger under Biden.

 

[Delldude]

It was even stronger under Biden.

Averaged 3.4% over his term...........2.4% in December.....Trump in six months has brought it to 3%.....Est was 2.3%.

 

[airplanemechanic]

Covid and that wasn’t his fault. He was handed the situation, mishandled by Trump.

But he ran saying he could fix it. Truth was, he was senile and handed 3 vaccines and still more died under Biden than under Trump.

 

[airplanemechanic]

It was even stronger under Biden.

We never had a budget surplus under Biden, already had one under Trump.

 

[Delldude]

Covid and that wasn’t his fault. He was handed the situation, mishandled by Trump.

How was it mishandled by Trump?

 

[airplanemechanic]

How was it mishandled by Trump?

Democrats shut the country down, causing tens of millions of job losses, then blame it on Trump.

 

[Delldude]

Democrats shut the country down, causing tens of millions of job losses, then blame it on Trump.

But the dems aren't into Authoritarianism .

 

[airplanemechanic]

But the dems aren't into Authoritarianism .

 

[konradv]

How was it mishandled by Trump?

Not going to play MAGA games with people who think someone that didn’t know what supply chains are is a great businessman

 

[Delldude]

Not going to play MAGA games with people who think someone that didn’t know what supply chains are is a great businessman

We learned about supply chains when all the dems shut down the country.

 

[konradv]

We learned about supply chains when all the dems shut down the country.

Teach Trump.

 

[Delldude]

Teach Trump.

Supply chain issues were caused by China shutting down their country.

Short term memory loss?

 

[konradv]

Supply chain issues were caused by China shutting down their country.

Short term memory loss?

One country? Come on! You can do better than that. It’s like the Epstein case has thrown MAGA off their game!

 

[Delldude]

One country?

Just our largest trading partner. Guess you forgot all the ships stacked up on the west coast, until shipping was rerouted to the lesser used east coast ports.

It’s like the Epstein case has thrown MAGA off their game!

19th nervous breakdown coming??

Got a good hunch this will be Trump's tax returns 2.0.

 

[konradv]

Just our largest trading partner. Guess you forgot all the ships stacked up on the west coast, until shipping was rerouted to the lesser used east coast ports.

Mexico and Canada were our largest trading partners, at least before Trump decided to kick them in the pants and snuggle up to Xi.

Hmm…, I need to contact South Park about a story idea.

 

[Delldude]

Mexico and Canada were our largest trading partners, at least before Trump decided to kick them in the pants and snuggle up to Xi.

Hmm…, I need to contact South Park about a story idea.

You forgot to include China from your AI search.......