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byDrXym ( 126579 ) writes:
... grown men with tears in their eyes will salute and thank him for wiping trillions from the market, annihilating their 401Ks and sending the US economy into something worse than a recession.
byCEC-P ( 10248912 ) writes:
You know the markets are up, right? And all China is doing is motivating other countries to start mining and exporting it themselves.
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bychispito ( 1870390 ) writes:
What do you mean, up? The S&P 500 is where it was in September last year. Little math reminder for you: if the market drops 10% one day, and then rises 10% the next day, you're still 1% below where you started from.
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byLindleyF ( 9395567 ) writes:
Goog was over 200 in February. It's now 161. Markets are only up since the tariff pause, not overall.
byMachineShedFred ( 621896 ) writes:
Where will those companies refine it? Or are you expecting the US to magically quintuple it's rare earth processing capacity in a few minutes, with no pollution or environmental concerns that require permitting?
It's time for the fever dream to break, dude.
bySethJohnson ( 112166 ) writes:
The motivation to mine and process rare earth materials has existed for many years. If it were just that easy, then China wouldn't have such a strategic dominance in this resource. For instance, most geologists think the minerals deal floated for Ukraine is ridiculous on multiple levels, but to distill it down, if those minerals were feasibly available to mine and process, private enterprise would have already set up shop there. In reality, Ukrainian rare earth mines are in abject disrepair and not even run
bysarren1901 ( 5415506 ) writes:
Markets have yet to get back to January numbers. It's going to be nearly impossible to actually come out positive for this year unless the market continues upward, which seems unlikely given the chaos.
I'm in it for the long run and I'll be working another 30 years (social security won't exist for a 41 y/o) or until I die. Given the market always eventually comes back, I'm not worried.
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