I am more shocked that it is as high as it is. I suspect it is as high as it is because of micro trading, but I am no stock market expert.

Honestly he idolizes Russia, so … Their economy is barely an international one right now. Also one of the worst internationally for a “major” country.

I told friends and relatives in February that we’d be in a recession by the end of the year. I expected 3 quarters for it, not his first 2. 2 consecutive quarters of economic contraction are needed by the modern definition of a recession.