Thread: Rumor - Kim Jong-Un Assassinated

Originally Posted by tsptalk

Just a rumor right now...

Chinese Twitter Says Kim Jong-Un Was Assassinated This Morning In Beijing

"We will only know Kim Jong-Un's fate for sure when a new picture of him looking at things emerges."

Would that be a good thing or a bad thing. Now it is after 12 and we will have to deal with being stuck in the market. This could have a big impact on the market.

I don't know if anyone has much of a clue about this guy. It may hurt prices of video game stocks. I heard he has 10's of thousands of them.

Kim Jong-Un- the younger brother named as the new leader of N. Korea.

I wouldn't bank on any assasination just yet. So far all you have is a single Twitter feed from Wiebo. That's not a very dependable, verifable news source.


Now, the UK's Guardian newspaper isn't saying a word yet. If there were some substantial evidence, I'd bank on them having it.

Of course- the Guardinan has the story last month of Kim Jung- Nam- the "other, older half-brother" who lives in China, who was quoted then as saying his younger brother wouldn't last long in power:

North Korea's leader will not last long, says Kim Jong-un's brother | World news | The Guardian


Could get interesting.

BY the way- there was THIS article, just yesterday, where the older brother talked about his younger brother, and the corruption of the current government in the North.

'N Koreans distrust leaders': Kim brother emails - International - World - Ahram Online

Originally Posted by James48843

I wouldn't bank on any assasination just yet. So far all you have is a single Twitter feed from Wiebo. That's not a very dependable, verifable news source.

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1) a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts.

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Originally Posted by nasa1974

Would that be a good thing or a bad thing. Now it is after 12 and we will have to deal with being stuck in the market. This could have a big impact on the market.

It would add to the instability in N. Korea and the surrounding region for sure. That whole region seems to be held together by pins and needles any way. Not sure that it is necessarily a market mover though.

Originally Posted by Happy Trails

It would add to the instability in N. Korea and the surrounding region for sure. That whole region seems to be held together by pins and needles any way. Not sure that it is necessarily a market mover though.

I would hope not. But I would think if they started lobbing shells across the 39th parallel it would at least affect the Asian market which would reverberate across Europe and then us.

OMG! You were right!

Videogame stocks sink on weak sales data - MarketWatch

Originally Posted by tsptalk

I don't know if anyone has much of a clue about this guy. It may hurt prices of video game stocks. I heard he has 10's of thousands of them.

Originally Posted by nasa1974

I would hope not. But I would think if they started lobbing shells across the 39th parallel it would at least affect the Asian market which would reverberate across Europe and then us.

Agreed. If N. Korea starts lobbing shells and it's not clear who is in charge, that couldn't be good for the markets.

If this turns out to be false, we will have to consider Kim un-assassinated?

Originally Posted by pmcint01

OMG! You were right!

Videogame stocks sink on weak sales data - MarketWatch

Originally Posted by tsptalk

I don't know if anyone has much of a clue about this guy. It may hurt prices of video game stocks. I heard he has 10's of thousands of them.

Originally Posted by pmcint01

OMG! You were right!

Videogame stocks sink on weak sales data - MarketWatch

You just can't get analysis like that anywhere else. I noticed that the article came out about 40 minutes after I posted so someone at MarketWatch is obviously lurking.