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Animal Spirits Podcast
Why the market 'makes no sense' debate
Michael challenges a NYT op-ed, arguing market moves reflect earnings and expectations, not irrational rescue narratives.
On episode 461 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: why the stock market feels like it makes no sense, stocks are the smart money, the speed of market moves, an epic bull market run, a new inflation regime, Hyperliquid, what Austin got right on housing, consumers are still spending, Michael's number one rule of investing and more.
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Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense
Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor
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