And just like that, Lockheed stock dumped 6%.
this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2025
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The easiest way to make money on the market is volatility and predictability. Seeing as how Trump is so easily manipulatable and has no filter and his stupid declarations have such massive effects on the market, I wouldn't be surprised if someone is seeding him shit just to play the markets
Lol
Europe already has decided not to buy weapons from the US. Making great deals there Trump!
This has almost always been true, we just don't say it out loud. Our top military tech has a "home" version and an "export" version.
Every country does that when exporting military tech.
I imagine that countries that have purchased jets from the US have some of their own equipment they install post sale that the US does not officially know about.
The US does servicing on their jets so unlikely.
Unless you're Israel.
His tactics are easily exploitable: see Russia. It is hard to figure out if his administration has any kind of strategy in terms of geopolitics or geoeconomics.
On the one hand you have to take Trump seriously because he is dangerous, on the other he definitely is an idiot.