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AT&T stock fell to 29-year low on Friday and sank another 6.7% today (arstechnica.com)

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AT&T's stock price hit a 29-year low on Friday and continued to sink today as investors fled telecom stocks on reports that cleanups of lead-covered telephone cables could cost the industry tens of billions of dollars.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I believe that stock prices have at best a tiny relationship to the corporation's health, except in extreme cases.

It's mostly a picture of wealthy and powerful elites manipulating equity prices for their own gain. Completely rigged by people whose only concern is control.

But hey, we should be happy. Use Your Illusion. If we are intentional, free, and authentic they cannot touch our souls.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Also, a majority of stocks are never traded, really. It's just sitting there in ETF or other funds/depots without ever being looked at.

The short term price differences are solely based on valueless trades back and forth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think stock values are mostly driven by speculation with a minority on a company's actual performance and real world worth.