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Finance bros were looking forward to their cell phone detox at the Masters. Then the market went crazy

person talking on phone at masters tournament (Credit: Getty Images—Richard Heathcote)
  • Finance bros and the ultra-wealthy missed out on the tumultuous stock market moves of this week while they were at the Masters. Patrons of the iconic golf tournament aren’t allowed to have their cell phones with them at Augusta National, so they missed out on real-time major market movements spurred by President Donald Trump’s decisions about tariffs.

Unless you’re hiking a mountain so high you lose cell service or embark on a wellness retreat like the White Lotus, it’s pretty challenging to completely unplug. But one iconic sporting event forces its patrons to leave their cell phones behind: the Masters. 

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