Topic: stock-market
Recession Scorecard: Fact-Checking the Economic Divergence
Most consumer and household indicators show significant stress while the stock market hits record highs — but 'every single indicator' overstates the case.
From Spice Ships to Slot Machines: How the Stock Market Lost Its Way
The stock market was invented to crowdfund dangerous ocean voyages — now it is a casino where Congress trades on inside information and algorithms front-run your orders in microseconds.