Ah, the stock market. That bastion of rational exuberance, where every tick reflects a careful calculus of earnings, growth, and geopolitical stability. Or, in the era of Donald J. Trump, a frantic scramble to decipher the latest pronouncement from Truth Social. The past few days, particularly the opening salvo of October 2025, have offered a masterclass in market volatility, policy paradoxes, and the sheer audacity of an administration that treats global trade like a high-stakes game of Monopoly, albeit wi ...