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The stock market is not a measure of the economy

Trump now claims the stock market is rigged against him — the buck always stops somewhere else. John Cassidy on goldilocks, Keynes, and fluctuations in the stock market. We all have a stake in the stock market, right? Guess again. Bryce Covert on the perfect depiction of why the stock market is not a measure of the economy. Everything you should know about the stock market: The market matters, for the wrong reasons. Panicking about the stock market? You’re thinking about it the wrong way (and more). Nobody knows why stocks are tanking. What investors really fear: The specter of inflation — that ever-feared and never-appeared boogeyman — is haunting Wall Street. This stock market drop is good.