The Dow at 23,000?!? Delirious Equity Markets vs. The Actual U.S. Economy…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 23,000 last week, yet how and why?!?  The nonfictional US economy is much worse off than the stock indices lead on about.  Increasingly opaque digital means for trading massive volumes through “dark pools” and high frequency trading algorithms beg deep questions over how & why the equities markets seem so untethered from economic reality.  What are the roles of our largest banks, government agencies and their “revolving door” staffing policies in potentially propping up the stock market, and for what ultimate political purposes?  In this latest episode of Money and Fear, we’ll review near flick-of-the-switch mechanisms for ‘goosing’ not just individual company stocks, but whole indices, higher in order to assign the nurtured impression that our economy is humming along just fine while true rates of unemployment, wage growth, household savings and other indicators state otherwise.  Tune in to get ahead of the curve…
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Show Notes
The NYSE Gets Its Very Own Dark Pool
SEC Names J.P. Morgan Executive As Top Regulator of Exchanges
Stock market rigging is no longer a ‘conspiracy theory’
JPMorgan launches new algo-driven 'dark pool' for stocks
NYSE Floor Trader Explains How Stocks Are Traded In Dark Pools
Dark side rises: Unregulated exchanges swamp NYSE
Goldman Mulls Shutting Down Dark Pool
Dark Pool S&P 500: The Best And Worst Of 2016
Deutsche Bank to pay to end 'Dark Pool' probe
Pentagon fears hackers could crash the stock market
https://www.rt.com/usa/407036-pentagon-hackers-crash-stock-market-darpa/
ALGORITHMS TAKE CONTROL OF WALL STREET
The good, the bad, and the ugly of algorithmic trading
Don't confuse Dow Jones records for overall economic prosperity
The Dow and Other Market Indexes Explained
How the Stock Market and Economy Really Work
How The Fed Is Helping To Rig The Stock Market
Dow 23,000: The latest push hides lingering risks
A Stock Market Panic Like 1987 Could Happen Again
U.S. Poverty Statistics
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Dark Pools: The Structure and Future of Off-Exchange Trading and Liquidity
Ralph Nader blasts corporations for stock buybacks he calls 'unimaginative' and greedy
10 Things People Don't Get About Dark Pools: Ross
Goldman Sachs Hires Nasdaq to Run Its Sigma X Dark Pool
Goldman Sachs to launch new 'dark pool' for stocks on Friday
Black Monday 1987 stock crash ghosts loom as Dow crosses 23,000
DARPA ASKS HFT TRADERS HOW HACKERS WILL CRASH THE MARKET
Murdoch Wins His Bid for Dow Jones
Warning: Stay Out Of The Dark Pools
Shining a light on dark pools
How Dark Pools of Liquidity Work and their effect on the U.S. Financial System
$500 Billion In 2013 Corporate Buybacks: Half Of QE Buyback Nation
Dow Hits Another Milestone, But Signs of Caution Loom
25th Anniversary Black Monday 1987 Crash
*For additional footnotes and links refer to the Newsbud article link above