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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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All posts by mechinv
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Layoffs due to tariffs have begun
mechinvUS Policy504/04/25
Trump emails air traffic controllers to quit
mechinvUS Policy2201/31/25
Second plane crash in Trump's America
mechinvUS Policy1501/31/25
Re: President Musk performs Nazi salute
mechinvUS Policy701/20/25
President Musk performs Nazi salute
mechinvUS Policy601/20/25
Re: Trump's racism
mechinvUS Policy1601/19/25
Re: Using AI to generate backtesting programs
mechinvMechanical Investing401/08/25
Re: Using AI to generate backtesting programs
mechinvMechanical Investing1401/07/25
Using AI to generate backtesting programs
mechinvMechanical Investing3001/06/25
Bix Six companies have become cheaper
mechinvIndex Investing201/06/25
Best performing S&P 500 stocks in 2024
mechinvIndex Investing801/02/25
Best performing S&P 500 stocks in 2024
mechinvMechanical Investing1201/02/25
Re: Fisher Investments 2025 forecast
mechinvMechanical Investing201/01/25
SPY vs RSP returns
mechinvMechanical Investing601/01/25
Re: Fisher Investments 2025 forecast
mechinvMechanical Investing401/01/25
Low income voters worried benefits will be slashed
mechinvUS Policy1412/27/24
MAGA farmers are facing ruin
mechinvUS Policy812/27/24
Re: Only 19% Satisfied with President Biden
mechinvUS Policy1612/27/24
Re: Only 19% Satisfied with President Biden
mechinvUS Policy2412/27/24
Re: Security
mechinvMechanical Investing212/26/24
Re: Security
mechinvMechanical Investing812/25/24
Re: 135% return on mungofitch's "esoteric op
mechinvMechanical Investing612/25/24
My 2024 results and retrospective
mechinvMechanical Investing512/24/24
Re: Recent BCC Signals 2024-12-21
mechinvMechanical Investing912/22/24
Re: Thank you President Musk
mechinvUS Policy1412/21/24
Re: 135% return on mungofitch's "esoteric op
mechinvMechanical Investing412/19/24
Re: 135% return on mungofitch's "esoteric op
mechinvMechanical Investing612/15/24
Re: Not tired of winning yet
mechinvUS Policy2212/15/24
Re: Drones?
mechinvUS Policy-12/15/24
Trump is adjudicated rapist
mechinvUS Policy1712/14/24
Re: Drones?
mechinvUS Policy212/14/24
Make measles and polio great again
mechinvUS Policy1212/13/24
Worm-brain wants to revoke polio vaccine
mechinvUS Policy1412/13/24
Make measles and polio great again
mechinvPolitical Asylum612/13/24
Worm-brain's lawyer wants to revoke polio vac
mechinvPolitical Asylum512/13/24
Re: OT - advice for my son
mechinvMechanical Investing311/29/24
Re: Speaking of men
mechinvUS Policy1311/02/24
Re: Tech_Growers Outliers?
mechinvMechanical Investing110/26/24
Re: Tech_Growers Outliers?
mechinvMechanical Investing110/24/24
Re: Kamala's Fox interview
mechinvUS Policy2210/17/24
Re: Trump is toast
mechinvUS Policy1510/16/24
Re: Trump is toast
mechinvUS Policy1210/15/24
Trump needs to lose in a landslide
mechinvUS Policy310/15/24
Trump is toast
mechinvUS Policy210/15/24
Chicken Trump
mechinvUS Policy610/15/24
Average index returns of a new bull market
mechinvIndex Investing610/14/24
Re: CRWD
mechinvSoftware as a Service Gems209/20/24
Re: CRWD
mechinvSoftware as a Service Gems109/19/24
Re: Dow hits record high
mechinvMechanical Investing409/19/24
Re: Dow hits record high
mechinvMechanical Investing309/18/24
Fed cuts rates by 50 basis points
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks209/18/24
Re: Dow hits record high
mechinvMechanical Investing1109/18/24
Catching up on AI news
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks209/17/24
Dow hits record high
mechinvMechanical Investing409/17/24
Re: INDL & the end of the month
mechinvMechanical Investing-09/16/24
Re: DCA calculator for the S&P 500
mechinvMechanical Investing-09/16/24
Re: CRWD
mechinvSoftware as a Service Gems209/16/24
Re: DCA calculator for the S&P 500
mechinvMechanical Investing109/16/24
Re: DCA calculator for the S&P 500
mechinvMechanical Investing309/15/24
DCA calculator for the S&P 500
mechinvIndex Investing309/15/24
DCA calculator for the S&P 500
mechinvMechanical Investing309/15/24
Re: GTR! Screener
mechinvMechanical Investing109/15/24
Re: OT Saul
mechinvMechanical Investing209/05/24
Re: OT Saul
mechinvMechanical Investing-09/04/24
Re: OT Saul
mechinvMechanical Investing-09/03/24
Re: OT Saul
mechinvMechanical Investing309/03/24
Re: OT Saul
mechinvMechanical Investing1009/02/24
Re: OT = large cap valuations
mechinvMechanical Investing208/29/24
Re: 50 million to 1
mechinvUS Policy1308/25/24
Re: So What Just Happened?
mechinvUS Policy1308/24/24
Re: Harris and the Dem tax proposals,
mechinvUS Policy508/22/24
Re: Harris and the Dem tax proposals,
mechinvUS Policy908/22/24
Re: Stevie Wonder - National Treasure...
mechinvUS Policy508/22/24
Democrats bringing power and joy to the DNC
mechinvUS Policy1408/22/24
50 million to 1
mechinvUS Policy1308/21/24
Basement dwellers
mechinvUS Policy1408/20/24
Letter to the editor
mechinvUS Policy1808/18/24
Re: I'm buying this dip.
mechinvMechanical Investing1208/18/24
I'm buying this dip.
mechinvMechanical Investing708/05/24
The wannabe dictator says he'll get rid of vo
mechinvUS Policy1607/27/24
Harris clinches nomination, takes aim at Trump
mechinvUS Policy607/22/24
$46 million raised for Harris campaign just today
mechinvUS Policy707/22/24
Results from the CHIPS act
mechinvUS Policy707/13/24
Motown is Joetown - we got your back
mechinvUS Policy507/12/24
Re: How to change the mind of a MAGA cult member
mechinvUS Policy807/12/24
Re: How to change the mind of a MAGA cult member
mechinvUS Policy1507/12/24
Re: How to change the mind of a MAGA cult member
mechinvUS Policy507/12/24
Re: How to change the mind of a MAGA cult member
mechinvUS Policy207/11/24
How to change the mind of a MAGA cult member
mechinvUS Policy1007/11/24
Re: Grabbing Market Data During Day
mechinvMechanical Investing907/03/24
Update on megacap tech
mechinvIndex Investing206/18/24
Tidal wave of AI monetization taking place
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks606/16/24
Goldman boosts S&P target to 5,600
mechinvIndex Investing106/16/24
Re: Vanguard ETF stats
mechinvIndex Investing-06/15/24
Re: Vanguard ETF stats
mechinvIndex Investing106/13/24
Biden to commemorate US soldiers on D-Day
mechinvUS Policy1506/05/24
Re: Catch up for someone who's been out of the lo
mechinvMechanical Investing905/06/24
Re: Have Bear Catchers worked post-discovery?
mechinvMechanical Investing604/01/24
Re: Biden Gives Middle Finger To Easter
mechinvUS Policy1103/31/24
Re: We're Never Voting' For Him Again
mechinvUS Policy803/31/24
Re: We're Never Voting' For Him Again
mechinvUS Policy1403/31/24
Re: For me, it's about morals
mechinvUS Policy1203/31/24
For me, it's about morals
mechinvUS Policy1303/31/24
My Q1 2024 summary
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks803/30/24
Nate White on Trump
mechinvUS Policy2103/25/24
Re: Don Poorleone
mechinvUS Policy703/25/24
Don Poorleone
mechinvUS Policy903/25/24
Gen AI news - 3/18/2024
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks103/18/24
Goodbye, 6% commissions on home sales
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks603/18/24
Re: Have Bear Catchers worked post-discovery?
mechinvMechanical Investing703/17/24
Have Bear Catchers worked post-discovery?
mechinvMechanical Investing2203/16/24
BofA raises S&P 500 earnings estimate
mechinvIndex Investing103/12/24
Mortgage rates fall below 7%
mechinvIndex Investing-03/07/24
Growth stock rippers
mechinvSoftware as a Service Gems103/06/24
Re: new screen on Nas100 doubles its CAGR
mechinvMechanical Investing-03/05/24
Re: new screen on Nas100 doubles its CAGR
mechinvMechanical Investing203/03/24
Re: Dynamic withdrawal rules during retirement
mechinvMechanical Investing103/03/24
Dynamic withdrawal rules during retirement
mechinvMechanical Investing303/03/24
Re: Xlink: MSNBC/Krugman Panic Over "White Rural
mechinvUS Policy1103/01/24
AMZN hits all time high
mechinvAmazon803/01/24
SMCI to be added to S&P 500
mechinvIndex Investing103/01/24
Re: S&P 500 hits record high
mechinvIndex Investing-02/29/24
Lowest core inflation number in 3 years
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks202/29/24
Re: Small caps rallying
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks-02/27/24
Capital One + Discover = a huge deal
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks102/23/24
A push to ban imports from Temu
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks102/23/24
Re: Nikkei Hits Record High!
mechinvIndex Investing202/22/24
Re: Nikkei Hits Record High!
mechinvIndex Investing-02/22/24
Weight loss drugs could boost GDP by 1%
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks102/22/24
US manufacturing expanding at fast pace
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks-02/22/24
Re: Nikkei closes above 39,000 for 1st time
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks102/22/24
Amazon gets added to the Dow
mechinvIndex Investing-02/21/24
Re: Fun with Nvidia
mechinvMechanical Investing102/21/24
Re: Nvidia crushes earnings
mechinvIndex Investing-02/21/24
Nvidia's GPU demand
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks202/21/24
Nvidia crushes earnings
mechinvIndex Investing-02/21/24
Re: Shrewd Sam vs No-risk Ned
mechinvIndex Investing-02/21/24
Re: Shrewd Sam vs No-risk Ned
mechinvIndex Investing-02/20/24
Shrewd Sam vs No-risk Ned
mechinvIndex Investing202/19/24
Re: S&P 500 hits record high
mechinvIndex Investing-02/18/24
Producer Price Index rose in Jan
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks202/16/24
OpenAI announces text to video
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks202/16/24
Re: Small caps rallying
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks102/15/24
Re: S&P 500 closes above 5,000 for the first time
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks402/14/24
Re: S&P 500 hits record high
mechinvIndex Investing102/14/24
Re: January inflation numbers
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks202/14/24
Re: S&P 500 closes above 5,000 for the first time
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks-02/13/24
January inflation numbers
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks102/13/24
Small caps rallying
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks-02/12/24
Re: S&P 500 closes above 5,000 for the first time
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks102/12/24
S&P 500 closes above 5,000 for the first time
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks202/09/24
Re: Using the Nasdaq NH-NL Bear Catcher
mechinvMechanical Investing102/06/24
Re: Using the Nasdaq NH-NL Bear Catcher
mechinvMechanical Investing-02/06/24
Nasdaq NH-NL back to bearish
mechinvMechanical Investing402/06/24
Re: What a real retirement portfolio looks like
mechinvRetirement Investing-02/04/24
What a real retirement portfolio looks like
mechinvRetirement Investing202/04/24
Strong jobs report and market hits another record
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks202/02/24
Amazon's AI announcements
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks302/01/24
AMZN earnings beats expectations
mechinvAmazon902/01/24
Nasdaq NH-NL is now bullish
mechinvMechanical Investing902/01/24
Re: S&P 500 hits record high
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks-01/31/24
Re: End of an era - profit slowdown
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks201/31/24
Generative AI and Microsoft Copilot
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks201/30/24
Microsoft beats on earnings
mechinvMicrosoft301/30/24
Re: S&P 500 hits record high
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks101/29/24
Re: S&P 500 hits record high
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks-01/29/24
Re: S&P 500 hits record high
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks201/29/24
Re: S&P 500 hits record high
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks-01/27/24
Core inflation eases to 2.9%
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks501/26/24
Re: OT-Fed/Politics & Markets
mechinvBerkshire Hathaway2601/23/24
Piper Sandler sets AMZN as top large cap pick for
mechinvAmazon101/20/24
Consumer sentiment rising steeply
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks201/20/24
Re: S&P 500 hits record high
mechinvIndex Investing601/20/24
Re: ROE_Cash & YEY Blend
mechinvMechanical Investing601/19/24
S&P 500 hits record high
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks101/19/24
S&P 500 hits record high
mechinvIndex Investing201/19/24
Re: robbie's tester
mechinvMechanical Investing801/17/24
Re: Recent BCC Signals 2024-01-11
mechinvMechanical Investing401/17/24
Re: OT: CAPE's Predictive Power
mechinvBerkshire Hathaway601/16/24
Re: standard SIP screen postmortem
mechinvMechanical Investing301/16/24
Re: ROE_Cash & YEY Blend
mechinvMechanical Investing501/15/24
Re: robbie's tester
mechinvMechanical Investing201/15/24
Re: robbie's tester
mechinvMechanical Investing301/15/24
Re: Recent BCC Signals 2024-01-11
mechinvMechanical Investing801/13/24
Re: robbie's tester
mechinvMechanical Investing401/13/24
Re: 2023 end of year results
mechinvIndex Investing112/30/23
2023 year end results
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks512/30/23
2023 end of year results
mechinvIndex Investing212/30/23
Re: Wedbush: Microsoft's iPhone moment has arrive
mechinvMicrosoft212/29/23
Re: Wedbush: Microsoft's "iPhone moment"
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks312/29/23
Highlights from the Oct 26 earnings call
mechinvAmazon612/29/23
Highlights from Oct 24 earnings call
mechinvAlphabet812/29/23
Highlights from the Nov 2 earnings call
mechinvApple412/29/23
Wedbush: Microsoft's iPhone moment has arrive
mechinvMicrosoft412/29/23
What can Copilot do?
mechinvMicrosoft412/29/23
Highlights from Oct 23 earnings call
mechinvMicrosoft212/29/23
Wedbush: Microsoft's "iPhone moment"
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks-12/28/23
Re: SaaS stocks zoomed up in 2023
mechinvSoftware as a Service Gems-12/27/23
Re: End of an era - profit slowdown
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks212/27/23
Re: Who is having success with smallcaps?
mechinvMechanical Investing412/26/23
Re: End of an era - profit slowdown
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks412/26/23
SaaS stocks zoomed up in 2023
mechinvSoftware as a Service Gems412/26/23
Re: End of an era - profit slowdown
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks112/24/23
Re: End of an era - profit slowdown
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks-12/24/23
Re: End of an era - profit slowdown
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks612/23/23
Re: RSP vs. SPY
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks-12/22/23
Re: RSP vs. SPY
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks212/22/23
Fed's favored inflation gauge falls in Nov
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks312/22/23
Re: RSP vs. SPY
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks112/21/23
Re: End of an era - profit slowdown
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks212/21/23
Re: End of an era - profit slowdown
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks212/19/23
Re: CNN Index at 77 = "Extreme Greed"
mechinvMechanical Investing612/19/23
Re: RSP vs. SPY
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks-12/18/23
Re: RSP vs. SPY
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks112/18/23
Re: Who is having success with smallcaps?
mechinvMechanical Investing612/16/23
Re: End of an era - profit slowdown
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks412/15/23
Re: End of an era - profit slowdown
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks312/14/23
Re: End of an era - profit slowdown
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks412/14/23
Re: Notice how close we are to peak historical levels
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks212/13/23
Re: End of an era - profit slowdown
mechinvMacroeconomic Trends & Risks412/13/23
Re: Who is having success with smallcaps?
mechinvMechanical Investing112/13/23
Re: Who is having success with smallcaps?
mechinvMechanical Investing212/13/23
Re: Bidenomics is working!
mechinvUS Policy1311/14/23
Inflation down to 3.2%, gas prices below $3
mechinvUS Policy1011/14/23
Re: Ok IDF whoop butt
mechinvUS Policy1110/08/23
Re: Bidenomics is working
mechinvUS Policy1010/07/23
Re: Ok IDF whoop butt
mechinvUS Policy810/07/23
Re: Ok IDF whoop butt
mechinvUS Policy410/07/23
Bidenomics is working
mechinvUS Policy1010/06/23
Re: Berkshire undervalued
mechinvBerkshire Hathaway407/21/23
Re: Why MSFT was up 4% today
mechinvMicrosoft407/20/23
Re: OT: big companies
mechinvBerkshire Hathaway307/18/23
Why MSFT was up 4% today
mechinvMicrosoft1007/18/23
Re: OT: big companies
mechinvBerkshire Hathaway1807/18/23
Re: OT: big companies
mechinvBerkshire Hathaway907/16/23
Re: Seth Klarman on CNBC
mechinvBerkshire Hathaway907/16/23
Re: beating the market
mechinvBerkshire Hathaway707/14/23
Re: Seth Klarman on CNBC
mechinvBerkshire Hathaway-07/13/23
Re: beating the market
mechinvBerkshire Hathaway107/13/23
Re: New Highs and New Lows
mechinvMechanical Investing504/19/23



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