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Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 18 Apr 2026
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There was a How Money Works/How History Works video talking about the origins of the stock market. Literally just rich fucks gambling with other rich fucks about make believe shit. Eventually us poors wanted a part of the fun and now our entire system is built upon the house of cards. 🙃