Chapter 410： The essence of Wall Street

When the "911 Incident" broke out, the Bush administration immediately launched a series of emergency measures.

Politically, set aside disputes, unify strategies, join the two parties, and go to the national disaster together;

In terms of internal affairs, all in-flight flights were stopped, all international flights were transferred from Canada, and a huge amount of state aid for airlines was applied to Congress;

In terms of security, large-scale investigations of all suspicious elements entering the country in a short period of time will be conducted, and law enforcement efforts and security forces in public places will be strengthened;

Economically, stop the stock market, bond market, foreign exchange market, and futures market, and leave enough time for the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Reserve to respond;

Diplomatically, propose to NATO to activate a common defense mechanism in accordance with Article 5 of the Covenant: If any country instigates this attack, it will be regarded as a military attack on the United States and also as an attack on all NATO member states. ;

Militarily, in the name of the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, a request for a military counterattack by force was submitted to the House of Representatives...

On September 13, the Secretary of State held a press conference and identified al-Qaeda bin ** as the number one suspect in the terrorist attack;

On September 14, the House of Representatives passed a resolution to counterattack, authorizing President George W. Bush, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, to use force at any time to attack terrorists.

The Republicans and Democrats in the United States have great ideological differences. In many cases, the proposals of Congress are opposed by the opposition parties entirely for the sake of opposition, which is inefficient.

The United States is a country governed by elites, and parties can argue and argue about trivial matters. But at an important juncture that determines the fate of the country, the Republicans and Democrats will always maintain a high-profile agreement, greatly improving the efficiency of government operations.

So far, the Republican administration of George W. Bush has become a "quasi-war government", and it has indeed demonstrated its excellent crisis management ability and prompt action response, which has inspired the patriotic feelings of the people.

Under this circumstance, the media and public opinion environment, which has criticized the overly radical policies of the Bush administration in the past year, has also undergone great changes in an instant.

Numerous television programs and news reports have praised the self-denial and patriotic sentiments of government officials, civil servants, police officers, and soldiers. American public opinion is almost one-sided on the two fronts of the "new war" at home and abroad.

The "New York Times" and cbs TV jointly launched a large-scale public opinion survey, and more than 90% of the American people support a retaliatory military strike against al-Qaeda!

And the "Washington Post" on the front page provided a theoretical basis for the war: "According to the United Nations Act, a sovereign state can carry out military strikes against another sovereign state only if the United Nations Security Council votes. For example, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, etc. in the past. Otherwise, it will be regarded as a military invasion that violates international law.”

"When a sovereign country is invaded by another country, the country can directly launch a self-defense counterattack to protect its sovereignty without passing a UN Security Council resolution, such as South Korea, South Vietnam, Kuwait, etc."

"'911 Incident' is a long-planned military operation by Al Qaeda, targeting the World Trade Center, the economic center of the United States, and the Pentagon, the military center. This is the second military attack on the American mainland since the 'Pearl Harbor Incident'. This time, we don't have to go through the United Nations, this is our sovereign fight back!"

The New York Post expounded the evil of al-Qaeda at length. In 1993, al-Qaeda planned the car bombing of the World Trade Center; the Kuobar Tower attack in 1996; the car bomb attack on the US embassy in 1998; the Navy in 2000 The Cole bombing...

At the same time, it also partially quoted the management methods of extremists in Afghanistan: women are not allowed to work, or they will be shot; women are not allowed to show their faces when they go out, or they will be shot; Go to school, or your parents will be shot...

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Whether it is the East or the West, ancient or modern, the strategy for launching war is the same.

The first step is to mobilize the media to explain the evil of the enemy and our justice; then to incite the people and incite people's hearts to gain the greatest public support; the third step is to get military funds and start the war!

Now, the situation in the entire United States is very tense. In the media reports, in addition to reports on the families of the deceased and the rescue process, it is a war theory of retaliatory strikes. argument.

The invisible smoke has spread.

The smell of war is getting stronger.

In just a few days, the Bush administration has won enough public support, won the approval of both parties, and only needs the third step...approval of the national debt, military spending, and war!

The waiting time should not be too long.

Dunn had no interest in military affairs, and even more disapproval of war. He is concerned about the stock market, when will it restart!

Before that, what he was most worried about was that in the "911 Incident", he made too much money, made many media jealous, and morally kidnapped.

Now, it doesn't seem to be a problem.

Almost all media have focused on terrorist attacks and future wars, and even many gossip tabloids have been honest during this period.

There is a wave of positive energy in the entire American media industry!

Negative information, almost none.

This is so cool!

All flights are grounded, but private jets are OK, and Scott Swift has returned to New York to preside over the big picture.

Compared with the last Internet bubble burst, this time the shorts are obviously bigger and wider, and more funds have been invested!

Dunn Capital spent a total of $2.13 billion, using 25 times leverage, to short 183 stocks on the Nasdaq and 124 stocks on the New York Stock Exchange.

This is like a huge black hole, which will be absorbed wildly on the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange! absorb! Reabsorb!

This would be a crazy fortune!

Back in New York, Scott Swift has instantly gone from the underdog of the past few months to the hottest spotlight!

Don't look at the plane hitting the building, the location is still the World Trade Center in Manhattan, but for the greedy capitalists on Wall Street, what is the disaster?

Disaster is money!

"Dawn, these people on Wall Street, I really realize their essence!"

On the phone, Scott Swift couldn't help but sigh.

Tang En smiled, "I know, there must be a lot of financial capital to show you, okay?"

"It's human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. I'm talking about Wall Street!"

"Oh? What's wrong?"

Scott Swift said slowly: "You know what? When the terrorist attack came, the financial giants on Wall Street were not thinking about national security or accident rescue, but about making money."

Tang En couldn't help but pouted when he heard it, aren't you the same?

He didn't have any feelings for Laomei, and when the "911 Incident" broke out, his heart was still fluctuating, showing pity and grief.

But Scott Swift, an out-and-out American, can laugh out loud, which is also the nature of a wolf of Wall Street.

"Isn't the stock market stopped urgently? It's impossible for bulk futures?" Tang En asked suspiciously.

Scott Swift said: "Yeah, the U.S. stock market is an emergency stop, but there is still Europe? And the Nikkei! This is Manhattan, and the global economy is implicated."

"Oh? How did they do it?"

"The specific situation... It's unclear now, but I heard some gossip about two big financial giants who are frantically shorting airline stocks."

Dunn nodded, "Yeah, the hijacking incident will definitely make the public feel great fear of the plane. It is conceivable that in the next few months, the US flights will face the dilemma of no customers, which will affect the People/traffic to international flights, airlines collectively lose money, can be expected.”

Scott Swift said: "As things stand now, Tokyo stocks are down 4.8%, London is down 6.2%, Paris is down 11.4% and Frankfurt is down 12.3%. And the heavily shorted airline stocks have fallen even more. Shares in British Airways, Lufthansa and Air France have all fallen by more than 30%.”

Dunn blinked, "What about us? I remember we also shorted a few airline stocks, right?"

"A total of 3 is not too much." Scott Swift sighed sadly, but then smiled, "But it doesn't matter, except for airline stocks, travel stocks and insurance stocks, there are also It will definitely fall sharply! Especially the insurance industry, the huge indemnity of 30 billion US dollars, the stock price has to be cut in half!"

"Oh? How many stocks do we have?"

"14 travel stocks and 25 insurance stocks!"

Dunn's heart opened up.

He pondered for a while, and said: "Now, the global stock market is waiting for the US stock market to reopen. It is conceivable that the Federal Reserve will take measures to stabilize people's hearts."

Scott Swift smiled disapprovingly: "What can the Fed do? At most, it can make some adjustments in interest rates and exchange rates, and make small noises, which cannot influence the results of panic selling by investors. In my opinion, this time ...without a trillion dollars, it can't be stopped!"

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The latest news is that the stock market will reopen next Monday, September 17.

This is of course good news for Dunn.

In contrast, the performance of the sta TV network this week is too dull, and the number of subscribers has only increased by more than 20,000.

This weekend, the second episode of "Band of Brothers" didn't play as expected, but instead it was replaced with a comedy, "Meet Your Father-in-Law," starring Robert Deloney from Universal.

The film was released in October last year and earned a total of 330 million US dollars at the box office.

Viewing is...not bad, with more than 16 million households online at its peak.

It can be seen that the attraction of movies is still greater than that of TV shows.

Of course, it's likely because this weekend, many families have given up on going out for entertainment and opted to watch movies at home.

It's been an eventful autumn.

(Sanqi Chinese)