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Why does the Dow soar as the economy struggles?
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-does-the-dow-soar-while-economy-struggles-2013-03-08?link=MW_story_popular

Schwartz focuses on companies’ drive to maintain profit margins, as well as increases in their productivity that enable them to reduce their workforce. Specifically, corporations are supposedly getting rich at the expense of employees.

But it’s not that simple. With the Federal Reserve expanding the money supply and driving down interest rates, markets soar as investors seek riskier assets. At the same time, a weak dollar slows the economy by discouraging investment and raising prices of commodities, such as gold, oil, and food.