“Somehow, the writer missed the whole downward trend of the stock market”
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And, for Spotify stock, that was occurring BEFORE the pompous and self-important Neil Young had his little snit and bout of virtue signaling.
Much of the time the "reasons" given by "journalists" for the stock market going up or down have nothing to do with the real reasons.
Often it has to do with options (puts and calls) expiring and other such technical reasons.
Very few Americans even know what options and futures are.