Does the stock market reflect the economy? Ponder this.
When a company lays off people 9 times out of 10 their stocks go up because they are lowering their payrolls and 'trimming the fat'. Google Search
It's one example how the Dow Jones index or even a company's stock price does not represent our economy in any way shape or form. I just read an article where a company down south is moving it's Air Conditioning factory down to Mexico. They are laying off just under 2000 workers. In a small down it's killing them. Ask those people how the economy is doing. I'm not trying to point fingers but I just want people to remember that when politicians use a qutp about how the economy is doing take it with a grain of salt.
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