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13. Hmm, The Total U.S. Stock Market closed down 1.07%, apparently this wasn't a market mover

Thu Dec 9, 2021, 08:33 PM

Dec 2021

or maybe what could be considered another sign of a "tight" labor market may have thrown cold water on investor sentiment.

Wilshire 5000 Total (U.S. Stock) Market Index https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EW5000?p=%5EW5000

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/wilshire5000equityindex.asp
" and is widely regarded as the best single measure of the overall U.S. equity market."

A 1.07% change is equivalent to 383 DJIA points.

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New jobless claims totaled 184,000 last week, reaching lowest since 1969 [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 OP

From the source: mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 #1

That's the source the Koch brothers pay me to use. I don't have any choice. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 #3

I see. She keeps updating the article, but the update time doesn't change. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 #8

Here's how the story appears at 2:13. There is no change in the timestamp. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 #9

Edit - thanks, i just saw the OP title update 😊❤️ progree Dec 2021 #10

if you want a job right now, you have a job -- end of story cadoman Dec 2021 #14

The Associated Press goes with the sensational headline again. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 #15