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dutch777

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6. A couple of years ago trucking companies were begging for drivers. Now they are going out of business due to lo demand.

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:40 AM

Sep 15

We have stopped buying to the degree possible. And others have decreased buying due to not being able to afford higher prices. And anyone foreign is buying from anyone other than a US business if they can help it. And US businesses are having to try and absorb some of the tariffs to not exceed buyers cost tolerances and meanwhile seeing less and less demand anyway. Not a recipe for a robust economy.

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Grim manufacturing report from the New York State federal reserve bank. [View all] Doodley Sep 15 OP

republicons have really ruined America's businesses BoRaGard Sep 15 #1

Tariff wars, disrespect and threats to other nations, deportations, human rights abuses, gutting of overseas aid, Doodley Sep 15 #2

Exactly, who wants to deal with Americans or buy their goods if they don't have to. dutch777 Sep 15 #5

Why is the market at all-time highs? jmbar2 Sep 15 #3

I'm in the investor class for retirement NCDem47 Sep 15 #4

All-time highs are terrible for daytrading jmbar2 Sep 15 #8

My guess would be, they know trump is full of shit and as long as he IS Volaris Sep 15 #7

Because the Market edhopper Sep 15 #10

Good corporate results, tech boom, anticipation of interest rate cuts, strong GDP numbers, hope that tariffs will Doodley Sep 15 #11

I forgot about FOMC this week... jmbar2 Sep 15 #14

A couple of years ago trucking companies were begging for drivers. Now they are going out of business due to lo demand. dutch777 Sep 15 #6

Whomever issued this bad news must be terminated immediately Mysterian Sep 15 #9

Good point! Doodley Sep 15 #12

I was at one of the local stores this morning and mentioned to the manager that the place Vinca Sep 15 #13