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applegrove

(125,632 posts) Fri Apr 4, 2025, 01:23 PM Apr 4

Nearly $10 Trillion Evaporated Since Trump Took Office

Nearly $10 Trillion Evaporated Since Trump Took Office

April 4, 2025 at 12:09 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 85 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/04/04/nearly-10-trillion-evaporated-since-trump-took-office/

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MarketWatch: “Since Jan. 17, the Friday before Inauguration Day, the U.S. stock market has seen $9.6 trillion in value erased… Of those losses, $5 trillion has been erased just over the past two days — the largest two-day loss on record.”

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Nearly $10 Trillion Evaporated Since Trump Took Office (Original Post) applegrove Apr 4 OP

What A Waste!!! --- That Could Have Paid For 555,555 Marred Fat Lardo Golfing Excursions... MayReasonRule Apr 4 #1

But he says the tariff will bring in $5 or $6 trillion in investment. kentuck Apr 4 #2

MayReasonRule

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1. What A Waste!!! --- That Could Have Paid For 555,555 Marred Fat Lardo Golfing Excursions...

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Fri Apr 4, 2025, 01:38 PM

Apr 4

kentuck

(113,454 posts)

2. But he says the tariff will bring in $5 or $6 trillion in investment.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 01:41 PM

Apr 4

He's not very good at math, is he?

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