Wall Street Doesn’t Reflect the Real Economy - Coalition For A Prosperous America

Wall Street Doesn’t Reflect the Real Economy - Coalition For A Prosperous America

by MIHIR TORSEKAR Idea in Brief The U.S. Stock Market Has Grown, But Manufacturing Has Shrunk: Between 1990 and 2020, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA or Dow) rose more than tenfold, while U.S. manufacturing employment declined by 5 million jobs—revealing a clear divergence between Wall Street performance and Main Street realities.Stock Gains Benefit Only a Wealthy Few: The …