Investing Thread

[Skatastrophy]

Good lord is Sam Altman a snake

At some point most people will be when they have so much power and wealth at their fingertips. Even if he used to be a good dude, he's willing to do anything to not fumble the bag now. Generational wealth

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Considering a majority of LLM users seem to use it as expedited googling at this point (per Sam Altman's comments only 5% will pay), positioning yourself as the "ethical AI" feels like a shrewd business move

Scott Galloway pointed this out...being the White Hat focused on (relatively) safe and secure operations plays extremely well with corporate clients.

[JWags85]

At some point most people will be when they have so much power and wealth at their fingertips. Even if he used to be a good dude, he's willing to do anything to not fumble the bag now. Generational wealth

Nah, Altman has always been a dude that rubbed people the wrong way and gave off very slimy vibes

[MU82]

Some folks on the investing site I frequent are celebrating that the prices of their defense and oil stocks will be higher tomorrow.

Congrats to them. All it took was death and serious injuries to American soldiers to make it happen!

[JWags85]

Some folks on the investing site I frequent are celebrating that the prices of their defense and oil stocks will be higher tomorrow.

Congrats to them. All it took was death and serious injuries to American soldiers to make it happen!

Good thing you avoid stock/investing Reddit.  The lunatics there (not even just the famous WallStBets) would celebrate deliriously if a United/Delta/American Dreamliner went down as long as they had puts.  People would look forward to natural disaster season (hurricanes/tornados) the same way gamblers get excited for March Madness or opening weekend NFL

[MU82]

Good thing you avoid stock/investing Reddit.  The lunatics there (not even just the famous WallStBets) would celebrate deliriously if a United/Delta/American Dreamliner went down as long as they had puts.  People would look forward to natural disaster season (hurricanes/tornados) the same way gamblers get excited for March Madness or opening weekend NFL

Ugh.

That's not the way I roll.

[Skatastrophy]

Good thing you avoid stock/investing Reddit.  The lunatics there (not even just the famous WallStBets) would celebrate deliriously if a United/Delta/American Dreamliner went down as long as they had puts.  People would look forward to natural disaster season (hurricanes/tornados) the same way gamblers get excited for March Madness or opening weekend NFL

The investing subreddit is a bunch of doomers, but mostly buy-and-hold doomers. Honestly they're mostly VOO and chill, and would get along okay in boglehead communities. 

A lot of the other investing communities on Reddit are filled with meme stocks, options dumbassery, and crypto shilling,though. 

[Pakuni]

The Dow is no longer over $50,000.

[rocky_warrior]

The Dow is no longer over $50,000.

[Shaka Shart]

A banger I fear

[TSmith34, Inc.]

The Dow is no longer over $50,000 $48,000.

[Pakuni]

Who'd have thought a war to destabilize the Middle East might have economic consequences?

[Jay Bee]

The Dow is no longer over $50,000.

It's well above $50,000, I assure you.

[Pakuni]

It's well above $50,000, I assure you.

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[TSmith34, Inc.]

It's well above $50,000, I assure you.

Sorry in inform you, but you just disqualified yourself from working at the DOJ. Too knowledgeable.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

So much winning.

[cheebs09]

So much winning.

I'll be honest, I expected the best economy in history to be a lot more fun.

[rocky_warrior]

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/09/business/us-stocks-still-havent-gone-into-panic-mode

Maritime traffic in the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman has ground to a halt since the US and Israel began attacking Iran on Feb 28. While there is no physical blockade in the strait, Iran has threatened to attack any vessels moving through it, and insurers have yanked their war-risk policies, leaving hundreds of tankers in limbo. An estimated 20% of world oil supply has been disrupted, my colleague Matt Egan writes. If that trend continues, the risks of a global recession compound. The war has already effectively wiped out the "spare capacity" that typically serves as a shock absorber in energy markets.

[forgetful]

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/09/business/us-stocks-still-havent-gone-into-panic-mode

If only this was predictable before we went and attacked them.

[rocky_warrior]

If only this was predictable before we went and attacked them.

Right!? A political regime that showed little remorse for killing those that oppose them. Who would have guessed they would fight dirty when attacked unprovoked!?

Sorry, wrong thread.  But the investment implications remain.

[MU82]

Today was a bat-shyte crazy day for Mr. Market.

More to come, no doubt.