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blue-wave

(4,929 posts) Mon Mar 9, 2026, 07:21 PM Monday

Am I Crazy? Is the Iran war over? [View all]

Oil prices surged super high overnight. Oil prices just went way down this afternoon after Trump said the war will end "very soon."

Oh wait a minute. Now I get it! Who shorted the oil market?

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/trump-iran-war-end.html

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Am I Crazy? Is the Iran war over? [View all] blue-wave Monday OP

just ask Trump Skittles Monday #1

Great clip! blue-wave Monday #4

It's great 👍 MustLoveBeagles Monday #8

I love that movie Skittles Monday #11

Depends on one's definitions of "war", "over", and many other things OC375 Monday #2

No. Just market manipulation newdeal2 Monday #3

Yup. PR stunt to stop the market falling. DJ Synikus Makisimus Monday #6

Hasn't the market learned PatSeg Monday #12

Dupe PatSeg Monday #13

Yes, it's more BS. Doodley Monday #5

He ain't no John Lennon, that's for sure! BigmanPigman Monday #7

Only 1 country gab13by13 Monday #9

Nuclear bombs. dalton99a Monday #10

Almost sarisataka Monday #14

And killed a bunch of people doing it. AllyCat Monday #15

Really reminds of George Bush blue blues Monday #16