The Democratic and Republican national conventions have come and gone, and their most memorable moments have painted two very different pictures of America and its future. Do we live in a fearful America crying out for "law and order" as presidential candidate Donald Trump has promised to provide? Or is America a hopeful place where former president Bill Clinton plays with balloons with childlike glee?
Whichever presidential candidate prevails, some opponents will probably predict a market apocalypse, and they'll probably be wrong. In an illuminating chart, Motley Fool columnist Morgan Housel shows a 66-year cascade of potentially catastrophic events that failed to tank the market in the long term.
From the party conventions and elsewhere, here are some of the best tweets from around the financial world in July:
On the Republican National Convention:
The Bachelorette is on versus the RNC, so for at least one night, Trump is dividing a family.
— James D Sullivan (@james_dsullivan) July 18, 2016
You know what they say about men with long speeches
— Felix Salmon (@felixsalmon) July 22, 2016
Lost a bet. I thought he would execute a terrorist on stage.
— Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) July 22, 2016
On the Democratic National Convention:
The one commonality between both RNC and DNC is that speakers get an automatic "BOOOOO" if they say "the media"
— Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) July 26, 2016
I wish Obama would give a wrap-up speech after every relationship of mine ends
— leah knauer (@LeahKnauer) July 28, 2016
