The Dow hit 40,000, which doesn’t necessarily mean the economy is doing well. But it can speak to how certain people think and feel about the economy.

When fewer companies are public, it limits our understanding of what’s happening in the economy.

While sizable gains in the value of stocks and real estate has likely boosted spending, it’s done less to improve sentiment.

The people purchasing stock of the Trump Media and Technology Group are likely buying shares out of loyalty to the former president rather than faith in it as a good long-term investment, argues the University of Florida’s Jay Ritter.

Rock bottom interest rates and reduced corporate taxes have helped buoy stock market gains in the past decade.

Since 2021, China’s stock markets have lost about $7 trillion in value, which has implications for the global economy.

Artificial intelligence bets on Wall Street are huge. But some experts warn investor optimism around AI growth may be irrationally high.

Algorithms are good at disguising their behavior.

But it comes with strings attached.

And that’s before the shares even get to the P in the acronym: the public. First there’s the “roadshow,” later, hopefully, the “pop.”