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Retail Stock Data Proves The Middle Class Is Imploding

Retail Stock Data Proves The Middle Class Is Imploding

By Josh Stabach on January 9, 2012

A close analysis of stock market data is an excellent bellwether for determining the financial health of the middle class.  Despite the meteoric rise of the market since its bottom in 2008, there are very negative omens for the middle class if one examines the market data more in depth.  An analysis of stock prices and company performance in the [...]

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