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How one tweet wreaked havoc on the stock market | TechCrunch

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68% Informative

A popular news aggregator on X , Walter Bloomberg , posted a false report that President Trump was considering a 90-day pause on his controversial tariff proposal.

This news was not true, and yet, index funds like the Dow Jones whipsawed — rapidly rising, before reversing course minutes later.

This type of volatility is more meaningful than a stock’s typical rise and fall through out any given day.

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61

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52

Neutral language

43

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formal

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English

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49

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not offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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3

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