Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad?

Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by thaumasiotes on Sunday May 10, 2020 @03:26PM (#23135347)

> The problem is so familiar it has its own acronym: TINA, or There Is No Alternative to stocks.

> the price of real estate is propped up by similar logic.

This is where the idea falls apart. They can't both be propped up by the fact that there's nothing else around. They're two different things.

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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by namenotrequired on Sunday May 10, 2020 @03:43PM (#23135474)

"No alternative" means "no better alternative". They can both be equally mediocre.

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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by kazen44 on Sunday May 10, 2020 @03:56PM (#23135590)

But is that true though? also, isn't "no better alternative" in the eye of the beholder?

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