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reACTIONary

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16. If they don't tell ANYONE how does that enable ...
Reply to Doodley (Reply #13)
Mon May 25, 2020, 09:14 PM
May 2020

.... insider trading. Not that it happened, but telling some few people in advance is more risky than telling noone.

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U.S. government cuts off early look at economic data for news media [View all] groundloop May 2020 OP
That means what's coming is bad. greatauntoftriplets May 2020 #1
If 36% are unemployed and 7 million die, no one will have a clue? bucolic_frolic May 2020 #2
red don insiders front running trading the data not fooled May 2020 #3
Don't think the extra 40 minutes, or so, will make much difference. Bad news is still bad, Hoyt May 2020 #4
Elections are just ahead and they want to suppress the numbers as long as they are able pecosbob May 2020 #5
It's not being suppressed for any length of time -- it will still be posted online at 830 AM ET by progree May 2020 #9
thnx pecosbob May 2020 #10
You're welcome n/t progree May 2020 #14
For once I don't disagree with a decision by this administration. 40 minutes, in a 24 hour Squinch May 2020 #6
40 minutes of insider knowledge makes a difference when buying or selling stocks. Doodley May 2020 #13
If they don't tell ANYONE how does that enable ... reACTIONary May 2020 #16
Before: some media people got an early look at the data 40m or so before it's posted online progree May 2020 #17
+10 nt reACTIONary May 2020 #15
BEWARE.... they will "cook" the books ashredux May 2020 #7
Yes, this is the 2nd or 3rd step to cook the books and it ain't only the unemployment numbers! machoneman May 2020 #21
The BLS jobs report will still be posted online at 830 AM ET sharp (1st or 2nd Fri), as always, progree May 2020 #8
They need to off load more stocks first. "Never mind the man behind the curtains!" Ford_Prefect May 2020 #11
bingo! they need time to get their trades in before the news breaks, I bet tRump has made yaesu May 2020 #18
"they need time to get their trades in before the news breaks" - true, now that I think about it, progree May 2020 #20
Trump will claim the November numbers are "tremendous." A few days after the election, we will know. Doodley May 2020 #12
The timing of this isn't suspicious even one little teeny tiny bit? Brainfodder May 2020 #19
Sounds like they're going to keep doing what they've done for the last couple of months. Igel May 2020 #22
Yes, somehow the Washington Post got it out last time (May 8) at or before 831 AM ET progree May 2020 #23
the repukes need more time to cook the books. nt Javaman May 2020 #24
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