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