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Defense stocks jump as war rages between Israel and Hamas (markets.businessinsider.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago

Kinda fucked up that the military is tied to private interests in any way.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Imagine buying stock and hoping for wars.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

Imagine buying stocks and making a war. defence companies wet dreams at the moment.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Ferengi Rules of Acquisition number 34.

War is good for business

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I Googled "Ferengi Rule 34" and that was not what I got.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Ferengi Rules of Acquisition number 35:

Peace is good for business.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yay the US economy can continue to function!!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Line goes up... line goes up, boys!!!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

In case anyone wondered why Israel would ignore Egyptian warnings of an imminent attack, this is why.

War is good for business.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can you show me an article of one?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There was one posted yesterday I think. Here it is: https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-intelligence-official-says-israel-ignored-repeated-warnings-of-something-big/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

While it contains anonymous source, this is the times of ISRAEL, so I guess its plausible (I mean the timing was just after the Yom Kippur war's anniversary)...