Why economic health no longer dictates stock-market returns

Oct 25, 2026 3:00 PM · MarketWatch

The economy means less to Wall Street than it used to.

This is just one more way in which Wall Street has become more disengaged from our everyday lives — something I call the Wall Street-Main Street disconnect.

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