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Swede

(40,574 posts)
1. Trump's gonna have to stop another war? Would this be like, fifty or something?
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 10:48 AM
19 hrs ago

And still no peace prize?

mtairyguy

(65 posts)
4. Wasn't there a 7/1/2026 redline mentioned
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 11:41 AM
18 hrs ago

…by oil executives? Hasn’t lowered gas prices been accomplished by depleting our reserves? If the straits remain inhibited and our reserves are gone, what happens to gas prices? And how much will it cost to replenish the reserves?

AZJonnie

(4,270 posts)
5. The reserves are depleted because of profit-taking, not to lower US gas prices
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 01:04 PM
17 hrs ago

It got sold off to the highest bidders (worldwide) while oil prices were high due to constrained supplies. The US-exported quantities went up to historic levels when world's oil prices were at their highest. IOW, those sales weren't done for the benefit of US consumers.

Volaris

(11,875 posts)
6. Oh, no lol...they very much do. Right now, theyre all running around the AI bubble with sharp sticks in hand,
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 02:02 PM
16 hrs ago

Doing everything they can to keep from poking it.
Thing is, it only takes one idiot to fuck that game up, and 20% of the dow will vanish in about a weekend.

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