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Disease, rioting and mass unemployment – so why are markets soaring?

Despite some pretty strong headwinds in the last year, America’s S&P 500 stock index is close to all-time highs. John Stepek explains why markets seem to be defying gravity.

by: John Stepek
4 Jun 2020
Display of stock indices © Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Markets are soaring despite everything © Getty

Display of stock indices © Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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