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Carl Icahn warns US economy could tip into ‘recession or worse’
/nypost.com/ ^ | March 23, 2022 | By Ariel Zilber

Posted on 03/27/2022 12:29:31 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19

Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor and corporate raider, said that the American economy could be in for a “recession or even worse” as policymakers struggle to bring rapid inflation under control.

“I have kept everything hedged for the last few years,” the founder and chairman of Icahn Enterprises told CNBC.

“We have a strong hedge on against the long positions and we try to be activist to get that edge … I am negative, as you can hear. Short-term I don’t even predict.”

Icahn sounded a pessimistic note as to whether Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s plan for further rate hikes will soften the blow of inflation.

“I really don’t know if they can engineer a soft landing,” Icahn said.

“I think there is going to be a rough landing … Inflation is a terrible thing when it gets going.”

Icahn said the possible economic downturn could prompt America’s leading businesses to take stock of

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: depression; icahn; notsogreat; reset


1 posted on 03/27/2022 12:29:31 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
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To: RomanSoldier19

Reduce your debt load. Try to live debt free.


2 posted on 03/27/2022 12:31:43 PM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: RomanSoldier19

It’s all crashing down. All of it.


3 posted on 03/27/2022 12:32:14 PM PDT by Born in 1950 (Anti left, nothing else.)
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4 posted on 03/27/2022 12:37:25 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: RomanSoldier19

The Fed has run out of ways to keep the economy propped up. The duct tape and bailing wire won’t hold it together much longer.


5 posted on 03/27/2022 12:41:29 PM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Brandon and his ilk seem to relish in the suffering of Americans, it’s the craziest thing how much they hate America.


6 posted on 03/27/2022 12:42:48 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: lurk

Done.


8 posted on 03/27/2022 12:48:57 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (I pledge allegiance to Hedy Lamarr)
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To: lurk
--- "Reduce your debt load. Try to live debt free."

THE advice for all. For all time.

9 posted on 03/27/2022 12:56:47 PM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time
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To: Levy78
You're right Levy78. War is coming and horrors even worse. Political distinctions will be memories. Killers and prey will create the new dynamic. Chaos, ruin and death will hold sway.
10 posted on 03/27/2022 1:03:01 PM PDT by Born in 1950 (Anti left, nothing else.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Ya think, Icahn?


11 posted on 03/27/2022 1:26:52 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: RomanSoldier19
Farmers On The Brink
12 posted on 03/27/2022 1:42:31 PM PDT by blam
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To: RomanSoldier19

I’s “or worse.”


13 posted on 03/27/2022 2:05:34 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: RomanSoldier19
This misery sponsored and brought to you by Google, Facebook, Twitter, NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSDNC, and the Soros and Zuckerberg funded Secretaries of State.
14 posted on 03/27/2022 3:12:29 PM PDT by Moorings
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To: Huskrrrr
"...duct tape and bailing wire won’t hold it together..."

Gorilla Glue maybe?

/s

15 posted on 03/27/2022 3:41:16 PM PDT by GaltAdonis ( )
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To: lurk

“Reduce your debt load. Try to live debt free.”

______________________

Better yet, eliminate your debt load.

Easier said then done I know but start to eliminate it and at some
point it, will be eliminated.


16 posted on 03/27/2022 3:41:54 PM PDT by fatboy
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To: fatboy

Been working on it.


17 posted on 03/27/2022 4:00:49 PM PDT by sauropod (So may we start? When can we start?)
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To: Born in 1950

“It’s all crashing down. All of it.”

Who owns the Federal Reserve? They have robbed us for over a century. We have been farmed like cattle. Your labor has gone to enriching foreign oligarchs. Have a nice day. :)


18 posted on 03/27/2022 4:19:13 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: dljordan

Thanks, same to you :)

We’ve had super great days, lots. That old free America provided the opportunities. It was an amazing feeling in an amazing country. Lucky for us, and with some thanks to Trump we’re able to enjoy the days of leisure and indulgence we worked for.

No matter the days to come it’s now a mathematical certainty.. great life.


19 posted on 03/27/2022 4:57:05 PM PDT by Born in 1950 (Anti left, nothing else.)
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