Editorial: Boom time: When the stock market does reflect the real economy
by The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
Jul 09, 2019
2 minutes
It's often said that the stock market is not the real economy, meaning: Wall Street traders make educated guesses about the future, so don't read too much into this or that moment's results. Stocks bounce around. GDP numbers, hiring and other data better reflect the nation's health.
But if the stock market isn't the
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