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queentonic

(243 posts) Mon Apr 2, 2018, 07:19 PM Apr 2018

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Wall Street to Trump: No trade wars. And lay off Amazon

Wall Street to Trump: No trade wars. And lay off Amazon
by Matt Egan CNN April 2, 2018: 5:09 PM ET

Wall Street is sending President Trump a message: Don't start a trade war. And lay off Amazon, one of the most important companies in America.

The president played a starring role in last year's stock market boom. Now he's getting the blame as Wall Street hits the skids.

Trump's fingerprints were all over Monday's market sell-off. The Dow fell 459 points and the Nasdaq plunged almost 3%.

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http://money.cnn.com/data/premarket/

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Wall Street to Trump: No trade wars. And lay off Amazon (Original Post) queentonic Apr 2018 OP

Law Suits for Stock Wellstone ruled Apr 2018 #1

Now I REALLY hope Amazon will put its 2nd HQ in the spooky3 Apr 2018 #2

Bezos and afford the higher labor costs. Dawson Leery Apr 2018 #3

The HQ will have relatively high paid employees spooky3 Apr 2018 #4

The ridiculously rich are not happy and someone will pay Farmer-Rick Apr 2018 #5

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

1. Law Suits for Stock

Reply to queentonic (Original post)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 07:25 PM

Apr 2018

manipulation.

spooky3

(34,461 posts)

2. Now I REALLY hope Amazon will put its 2nd HQ in the

Reply to queentonic (Original post)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 07:28 PM

Apr 2018

DC metro area. Their increased presence will help drive Trump crazy.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

3. Bezos and afford the higher labor costs.

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 07:34 PM

Apr 2018

It would be worth it to teach a lesson to the deplorable Red State Governors who want to play culture war games.

spooky3

(34,461 posts)

4. The HQ will have relatively high paid employees

Reply to Dawson Leery (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 07:40 PM

Apr 2018

And most of the other potential locations are expensive too, so it is a distinct possibility.

Farmer-Rick

(10,192 posts)

5. The ridiculously rich are not happy and someone will pay

Reply to queentonic (Original post)

Mon Apr 2, 2018, 08:20 PM

Apr 2018

And it wont be them.

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