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applegrove

(130,275 posts) Sat Dec 13, 2025, 02:25 PM Dec 13

Trump bad on the economy at 67%:

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Trump bad on the economy at 67%: (Original Post) applegrove Dec 13 OP

On average over the last 10 years, the stock market hits a new "all-time high" every two weeks AZJonnie Dec 13 #1

The media is starting to do a better job with Bluetus Dec 13 #3

And the rest are ruskie bots SheltieLover Dec 13 #2

67? Abolishinist Dec 13 #4

AZJonnie

(2,817 posts)

1. On average over the last 10 years, the stock market hits a new "all-time high" every two weeks

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 03:00 PM

Dec 13

Every 13.1 days, to be more precise. So:

Dear Donny Dollhands:

Ooooooh, you are so BIG! And so, well, SUPER! Gosh, we're all reeeeeally impressed down here, I can tell you!

Bluetus

(2,296 posts)

3. The media is starting to do a better job with

Reply to AZJonnie (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 03:46 PM

Dec 13

making it clear that "the economy" is not the same thing as "the stock market".

They are doing a poorer job of explaining that the S&P500, which is the most common benchmark of "the US markets", is utterly irrational now, with 7 grossly over-valued companies representing about 40% of the S&P 600 capitalization, but only about 20% of the actual profits.

And they never mention at all that stock prices, in the long run, are a function of expected profits, and those profits are subject to inflation just like anything else. In other words, if the markets are not going up about 4% every year, then the stock markets are LOSING money in real terms.