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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Apr. 8, 2025

Greetings! The Dow dropped 349 points yesterday. In bizarro Trumpworld, that’s a good day because it wasn’t a four-digit dive. Today, some markets regained some of the tariff terror losses of the last few volatile days. However, gyrating worldwide financial markets are in no one’s interest…Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal and NY Post keep pounding away at The Donald’s MAGA market mayhem. The editorial board of the Post urges Trump to make a trade deal to end the tariff-driven meltdown. Journal editor-at-large Gerald Baker says Donald Trump is “trashing America’s reputation” and  his reckless tariff policy is damaging “the greatest geopolitical brand ever created.” Strong words from the bible of the business world.  National Review is also firmly in  the anti-Trump-tariff camp, pleading with Congress to end the trade war…Tesla news: Sean Hannity is hawking Teslas on Fox News, as well as his website and radio show. The  primetime Trump acolyte has a sweepstakes with a new Tesla as a grand  prize. It’s not as if Hannity has gone EV green. He claims his cheerleading is all about support for cars manufactured in the good old USA…So much for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s stock advice. Three weeks ago, when Tesla shares were trading 20% lower than its high, Lutnick urged consumers to buy the auto manufacturer’s stock. “It’s unbelievable that this guy’s stock is so cheap,” the Trump sycophant said on Fox News, according to CNBC. “It’ll never be this cheap again.” Oops. As of close yesterday, Tesla trades  50% lower than it 52-week December 2025 high…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard