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Wiz Imp

(9,433 posts)

4. Right. What Lutnick said has ZERO mathematical validity.

Reply to Borogove (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 07:08 PM

Dec 18

Math can't be manipulated. There is only one correct Percent change between 2 numbers. It's a foundational rule in math that a positive number can not be reduced by more than 100% and remain a positive number. What Lutnick is doing is not a mathematical calculation of percent change - it's simply total bullshit.