teft

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[–] teft@lemmy.world 13 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Here is just the text for anyone who cares for their eyeballs

It appears as though FOX News removed their DOW ticker as it dropped 1,228 points today, following President Donald Trump's tariff announcements.

A screenshot on X showcased the moment. In a clip, Kayleigh McEnany, Trump's former press secretary, was on Fox speaking today as the DOW sank, and the screen was missing its usual DOW ticker.

It's not the first time the conservative news giant has done so, as others have recorded them getting rid of their DOW ticker pretty much anytime there was a significant loss. There's a clip of Trump on in August 2024, and as the DOW fell, the FOX ticker was removed.

It comes after Trump had to be 'guided back' on stage following his tariff-touting speech after ‘forgetting’ to sign his executive order, sparking health fears after yet another strange moment.

Buzzfeed reported the same back in March, when stocks first fell after Trump announced his original tariff plans.

Users on X responded with their usual: jokes about Fox news. "Fox News logic is if the ticker’s gone, the crash didn’t happen," writes one user. Another laughed, "Good thing I developed object permanence when I was a baby."

"Naturally, they would prefer that their audience remain oblivious to the impact Donald Trump's tariffs are having on them," said another.

wall street floor The stock market opened up with all three major stock indexes going under (Image: Getty Images)

Yesterday, President Trump announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners. The Trump tariff hikes included another 34% tax on imports from China, which was already looking at a 20% tariff hike, bringing the total tariffs on Chinese products to 54%, as per NBC.

Trump also added a 20% tax on products from the European Union, a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries, 46% on Vietnam, and 32% on Taiwan. All in all, 180 countries were on the tariff list.

The new price hikes could be a painful transition for many Americans as middle-class essentials such as housing, autos, and clothing are expected to become more costly, while disrupting the alliances built to ensure peace and economic stability. The lack of faith has now transferred to the stock market, which has been in a tailspin since the announcement.

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order after delivering remarks Trump signed the tariff executive order, adding taxes to nearly imports from around the world (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

The S&P 500 was down 3.7% in afternoon trading, more than other major stock markets, and at its bottom in the morning was on track for its worst day since COVID struck in 2020. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1,228 points, or 2.9%, as of 1:08 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 4.8% lower.

Everything from crude oil to Big Tech stocks to the value of the U.S. dollar against other currencies fell. Even gold, which has hit records recently as investors sought something safer to own, pulled lower.

Some of the worst hits walloped smaller U.S. companies, and the Russell 2000 index of smaller stocks dropped 5.5% to pull it more than 20% below its record.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Divide et impera has been a thing for a long long time.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 200 points 1 day ago (4 children)

“The long con of the left is corruption of the judiciary,” the Tesla billionaire posted on X on Tuesday night.

Whoooo boy that's some projection.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Mansa Musa of Mali. His wealth was in the trillions. He basically showed up in Cairo with a bunch of his buddies in tow and spent so much and so lavishly, including just handing out gold to everyone, that he wrecked Egypt's economy for a decade. He owned something like half the world gold reserves at the time.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Certain re-entry trajectories will burn everything into atomic gases. It's how some satellites are decommissioned. Just plunge that pod directly into the atmosphere instead of a proper re-entry angle and poof no more nazi billionaire.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Since when is chipotle cheaper than the Bell?

[–] teft@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Here in colombia pretty much all stores allow pets. I’ve never seen someone’s leg humped though. The worst i’ve seen peoples dogs act is barking at each other.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (5 children)

That would be an issue with a GUI too though.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (8 children)

Learn for years? Dude you just search on the internet if you need to find out how to do something in the terminal that you don't know how to do. This isn't the 90s where you had to have a bookshelf of technical manuals to install and run your favorite distro.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

How about "I don't use social media"

[–] teft@lemmy.world 43 points 4 days ago

failed attempts dont make the chance zero.

"Today, we were unlucky. But remember, we only have to be lucky once — you have to be lucky always"

Statement from the IRA to Margaret Thatcher after they nearly assassinated her with a bomb.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Sic semper tyrannis

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