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What Happened in 1968 Can Show Us Why the Market Is Rising Now 

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By Randall W. Forsyth
June 3, 2020 6:00 am ET
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By now it should be apparent the stock market inhabits a different world than the one the rest of us live in. Amid the most severe social unrest in decades and a historic pandemic, the Nasdaq Composite sits just a few percent below its record high.

Yet there is ample precedent for this disconnect in the events of 1968, one of the most tumultuous years of the past century and indeed the nation’s history. Despite assassinations, cities in flames, student sit-ins, and political demonstrations, the stock market moved steadily...

http://www.barrons.com/articles/what-happened-in-1968-can-show-us-why-the-market-is-rising-now-51591178401




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