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Questions & Help Mar 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM

Wall St rises on tech strength; Middle East conflict limits gains

Posted by WilliamInBlack

https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-st-futures-rise-tech-stocks-gain-middle-east-conflict-focus-2026-03-16/
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[deleted] Mar 16, 2026 +79
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JustGottaKeepTrying Mar 16, 2026 +3
Only if it gets above $50 000. That is the number that allows an anything goes approach to governing.
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defroach84 Mar 16, 2026 -1
There isn't a need for the dollar sign. When using it, it makes me question any of your knowledge on stocks.
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TheFlyingBoxcar Mar 16, 2026 +1
Congrats, that knowledge makes you overqualified to be Attorney General.
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JustGottaKeepTrying Mar 16, 2026 +1
I suspect you do not pay attention and perhaps should refrain from commenting on current events.
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ruler_gurl Mar 16, 2026 +1
Question Bondi, since she was the one who said it. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pam-bondi-accidentally-created-internet-211459642.html
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Gastroid Mar 16, 2026 +72
Meta announcing 20% layoffs, totally because of AI, really = Tech strength
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MadRaymer Mar 16, 2026 +22
Investors will always get massive boners for layoffs. Wall Street is like the dog holding the ball meme saying, "No employ, only spend."
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Aazadan Mar 17, 2026 +6
Meta stock rises 15% on news of layoffs due to AI eliminating job needs. Meta stock rises 20% on news of additional layoffs to cover AI spend which hasn't met expectations.
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OGLikeablefellow Mar 16, 2026 +3
Tech strength = fed infected how many billions into the economy today? Those guys gotta invest every penny they can into ai
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B-Z_B-S Mar 16, 2026 +43
The Artificial Intelligence stuff is a bubble, and this war is really bad for the economy.
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defroach84 Mar 16, 2026 -31
I disagree on the bubble. It is literally going to change the way we operate on our daily lives. How we adapt it and how we control it will determine if it's good or bad in the long run.
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dontrike Mar 17, 2026 +5
No, it may affect our lives for one reason or another, likely due to layoffs or having our job change a little bit due to using it, but for most people AI is absolutely and utterly worthless. There's a reason why no one wants it in almost any product that is currently being pushed, nor do they want the way the economy is shaping around it due to the fact that AI has yet to produce any profit even though billions upon billions are being spent and there's nothing to show.
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Hvarfa-Bragi Mar 16, 2026 +11
No, it won't. Generative AI and LLMs are trash and General Artificial Intelligence is impossible with current or near future tech. Best case a hundred years if ever.
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potato_eater3 Mar 16, 2026 -4
A hundred years? Sure - current LLMs aren't AGI but it's pretty impressive that trash has advanced to passing turning tests and solving PhD level problems in just a few years. I'd say let's wait and see if AI advancement hits a brick wall or not.
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Hvarfa-Bragi Mar 17, 2026 +6
"phd level problems" is not an impressive metric, and they're not even capable of telling you how many R's are in Strawberry. Turing tests tell you more about how dumb humans are than how smart an AI is, it's a metric of gullibility in the evaluator and a parrot can pass it. You are in AI psychosis land, friend. Seek help.
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CyberSmith31337 Mar 16, 2026 +24
Tech strength, lmfao. Right. Because Meta, Amazon announcing mass layoffs is the ultimate display of “strength”. Reuters is degrading into slop.
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defroach84 Mar 16, 2026 -31
Amazon isn't tech. It's an online retailer.
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shankfiddle Mar 18, 2026 +1
https://aws.amazon.com They've been tech since 2006
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AlGAdams Mar 16, 2026 +4
This is just a technical relief rally, the bears are coming.
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lurpeli Mar 17, 2026 +1
The market is so disconnected from reality I don't even understand how it matters. Let's be real, 99% of humans see no benefit or gain from the market, but the news seems to think the 1% who do are all that matters and I guess when it comes to the government, they are the only ones who matter. We're all just spectators watching the world burn.
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