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1. The Dow is still up over 6 percent since he took office.

Reply to Ol Janx Spirit (Original post)

Thu Apr 2, 2026, 10:34 AM

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Yes, a year into his term, the market irrationally reached 50,188 and in the past six weeks its dropped almost 8 percent from that high. And yes, his decisions have set the economy on a course for further damage.

But for folks with money in the market, the overall picture is not a 10 percent decline in their net worth. Yet.

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