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Think. Again.

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4. That's the thing about stocks...

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 03:07 PM

Mar 2025

...rarely does a stock price only represent the actual value of that portion of a company.

Quite a lot of what determines the amount that people pay for stock is sentiment, or what people suppose that portion of the company would be worth under certain possible circumstances.

And then you have daytraders and short-sellers manipulating it all the time.

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The funny part is that Tesla-stocks aren't actually tanking. [View all] DetlefK Mar 2025 OP

I hope he crashes and burns like his cars ! kimbutgar Mar 2025 #1

Me too -- I wanna see that fucker bankrupt by the end of Dump's reign of horror Blue Owl Mar 2025 #2

i don't think he's panicking about a margin call or anything like that. unblock Mar 2025 #3

That's the thing about stocks... Think. Again. Mar 2025 #4

He's always been too full of himself. patphil Mar 2025 #5

I want to see it GAtomboy Mar 2025 #7

Could you possibly be hinting that Musk may NOT be the world's wealthiest man???? allegorical oracle Mar 2025 #6

I don't know about his wealth, but it's obvious he's not the smartest man in the world Walleye Mar 2025 #8

I have several 401k's stoned Mar 2025 #9