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Norbert

(7,833 posts) Mon May 4, 2026, 01:50 PM 8 hrs ago

With the US Navy escorting ships in the Strait of Hormuz, it is not working.

The Dow is -430 at 1:45 Eastern Daylight Time

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If the idiot tried to manipulate the markets... (Original Post) Norbert 8 hrs ago OP

Iran shot some missiles and drones into UAE, House of Roberts 8 hrs ago #1

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1. Iran shot some missiles and drones into UAE,

Mon May 4, 2026, 01:56 PM

8 hrs ago

and that's raising the price of crude oil, thus down goes the DOW, etc.

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2. It was looking good early...then missiles are fired and things dropped.

Mon May 4, 2026, 02:20 PM

7 hrs ago