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CrispyQ

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10. You wrote: The rich around the world are desperate for places to invest.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 9, 2025, 09:20 AM

Aug 9

The best thing they could invest in now, would be people! That's where the next new idea/technology/invention is going to come from, not buying all the property on the planet & turning into slum lords. There is a real reluctance, at all levels, to invest in people. I saw it at almost every company I worked at, despite company mottos that tout our employees are special.

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About That Stock Market - Policy has gone mad; why aren't stocks down? Paul Krugman [View all] BootinUp Aug 6 OP

Stocks in the US were overvalued because there is applegrove Aug 6 #1

if you have certain authors BootinUp Aug 6 #2

I listen to the news. It is my opinion. IMHO. applegrove Aug 6 #3

Cool. But it's also worth BootinUp Aug 6 #4

I was only replying to Krugman. I'm not worthy of him but I've watched applegrove Aug 6 #5

You are in the right place to add your 2 cents. nt BootinUp Aug 6 #6

yes, good point. Plus millions of retirement funds get money every month to put into mutual funds LymphocyteLover Aug 7 #8

Yes. The investment markets are packed full. applegrove Aug 7 #9

You wrote: The rich around the world are desperate for places to invest. CrispyQ Aug 9 #10

In the later 80s, early 90s the MBA schools started to applegrove Aug 9 #11

I keep wondering this every damn day and can only conclude that the stock market is dumb LymphocyteLover Aug 7 #7