{"id":2239,"date":"2026-10-10T07:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T07:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/finance\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2026-10-10T07:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T07:40:49","slug":"the-stock-market-is-being-used-as-a-dumping-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/finance\/?p=2239","title":{"rendered":"The Stock Market Is Being Used as a Dumping Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/roe3SgezmmU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thank you to Bilt for sponsoring this video! 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