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8. I don't know much about the workings of the stock market, but one thing is certain -

Wed Nov 29, 2017, 09:02 AM

Nov 2017

Republicans always manage to wreck the economy and someday the current boom times will be a memory.

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Why is the Stock Market surging? [View all] louis c Nov 2017 OP

Stock value goes up when corporations buy back their own stock. no_hypocrisy Nov 2017 #1

It is mostly several big firms, google amazon etc Cicada Nov 2017 #2

because corporations will use tax cuts to pay dividends eShirl Nov 2017 #3

Corporate tax cuts leftynyc Nov 2017 #4

And because the stock market is primarily short term mythology Nov 2017 #6

The investor class is doing well. Nt NCTraveler Nov 2017 #9

Thanks, you grasp my point. (NT) louis c Nov 2017 #13