Trump Effect

[DCT]

Israel  First is benefiting from the trump effect.

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[thetragichippy]

2 hours ago, DCT said:

Israel  First is benefiting from the trump effect.

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Really......?

Why are you concerned about Israel first? I could care less what their markets are doing. 

S&P 500 heads for it's best monthly gain in 5 years....

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As of late April 2026, the NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) has been trading near its 52-week highs, closing around 24,673.24 as of April 29, 2026, after experiencing strong performance over the past year.

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[OlDawg]

10 minutes ago, thetragichippy said:

Really......?

Why are you concerned about Israel first? I could care less what their markets are doing. 

S&P 500 heads for it's best monthly gain in 5 years....

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As of late April 2026, the NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) has been trading near its 52-week highs, closing around 24,673.24 as of April 29, 2026, after experiencing strong performance over the past year.

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One of the best indicators for growth that will help Main St.:

Caterpillar

The stock is on a tear, and is a construction/manufacturing/infrastructure bellwether.

[thetragichippy]

On 4/27/2026 at 9:37 PM, TheMissingBand said:

I tried to send him a message but it says that he can’t send or receive messages.  

I just sent him a message and it went through fine.....

[TheMissingBand]

8 minutes ago, thetragichippy said:

I just sent him a message and it went through fine.....

Me, too… it says that he hasn’t been online since November 7th, though.  
 

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12 minutes ago, OlDawg said:

One of the best indicators for growth that will help Main St.:

Caterpillar

The stock is on a tear, and is a construction/manufacturing/infrastructure bellwether.

You were not joking - Caterpillar is up 302% in the last 6 months......

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[Porter]

Got to give him some credit when he gets a win. 👏👏👏

 

[Reagan]

On 4/27/2026 at 4:07 PM, mat said:

That’s funny. I thought Ivanka converted to Judaism. Confusing.

It’s what Trump believes not Ivanka!  

[TheMissingBand]

13 minutes ago, thetragichippy said:

You were not joking - Caterpillar is up 302% in the last 6 months......

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I was curious if you’re correct, and the article that I found shows them up 180% over 12 months, not as flashy, but still great. 
 

So I asked myself “why is Big Yellow doing so well when the rest of the economy isn’t?”

 

Their generator business has exploded with the growth of AI and data centers. It’s a new segment, and it explains why cat stock price is doing better than Deere, Komatsu, etc. 
 

Those gen sets are primarily made in China, Germany, India, Brazil, and the UK.  But there is a small facility in Georgia  

 

[OlDawg]

58 minutes ago, TheMissingBand said:

I was curious if you’re correct, and the article that I found shows them up 180% over 12 months, not as flashy, but still great. 
 

So I asked myself “why is Big Yellow doing so well when the rest of the economy isn’t?”

 

Their generator business has exploded with the growth of AI and data centers. It’s a new segment, and it explains why cat stock price is doing better than Deere, Komatsu, etc. 
 

Those gen sets are primarily made in China, Germany, India, Brazil, and the UK.  But there is a small facility in Georgia  

 

That’s a big part—yes. They are also a major play for equipment required for building any type of facility.

Where Big Cat goes, engineers, electricians, welders, instrument techs, HVAC, plumbers/fitters, millwrights, scaffold builders, and just about every construction craft you can think of soon follow.

Good paying jobs.

Caterpillar is a leading indicator. Not a current snapshot. Similar to rail.

This is also good news for the American steel industry. Good jobs in that industry.

Important to note that many of the jobs necessary to build out will also be required to maintain the facilities. So, there will be more than just short to mid-term construction jobs. There will be long-term maintenance jobs in the crafts/skills/trades. Ironically, jobs that advanced AI has to have to exist.

Jobs that many with a wasted 4 year degree will wish they had not looked down on as beneath them.

[OlDawg]

1 hour ago, thetragichippy said:

You were not joking - Caterpillar is up 302% in the last 6 months......

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I own a small piece of UNP (Union Pacific). Another solid, leading indicator of growth.

Check out their past year. Good divvies as well. Boring, but solid. My type of stock.

My personal opinion is the economy is primed. People aren’t really dying because of gas or food prices. What’s killing folks is insurance of all types (medical, auto, home, flood), utilities, and property taxes.

These are what’s hitting people so hard. It just makes everyone notice the smaller items more, and that leads to a general sense of financial insecurity. The grocery and gas bills seem really outsized because the insurance, utilities, and property taxes are jumping astronomically, and affecting people’s ability to even stay in their homes.

Just my opinion.

[Porter]

1 hour ago, Reagan said:

It’s what Trump believes not Ivanka!