The United States has the number one economy in the world despite being only 4% of the population.

This is a special time. You got both AI and Trump.

Invest.

Originally posted by Alxndr:

To me it kinda just seems like the rest of the world is running on economies consisting of lemonade stands and cupcake stalls.

"Getchya cutpcakes here! Fresh lemonade only $0.50!"

Meanwhile the US is pumping out $100billion tech companies every month.

Stock market isnt exactly needed for the economy hell without it the economy would probly improve the stock market only exists to fuel itself often at the expense of the economy its the idea of the value of a company sure it probly started helpfull now it sorta profits from destabilising economy for they know the goverment will foot the bill if it goes bad thats your taxes and stock market will sometime feign loss for that money

Originally posted by kbiz:

The United States has the number one economy in the world despite being only 4% of the population.

This is a special time. You got both AI and Trump.

Invest.

That's a bit misleading, as a country they do have the thirds largest population so through pure probability you've going to end up having some extremely gifted people born in the US, who then go on to create insane companies.

But that's not really what makes America special, what makes America special is the work ethic of the people, the constant innate desire to lead in their respective fields. US entrepreneurs don't just want to create a tech company, they want to create the biggest most profitable tech company in the world.

Meanwhile other companies that manage to produce a tech company, they immediately sell it to the US for a quick profit, rather than stick with it and grow it into a monster.

Take the lemonade stand for example. Someone from the US would try to expand into other kinds of soda stands, then into a factory producing it by the bottle, then it becomes coca cola.

Other countries would sell the lemonade stand as soon as it reaches $100 bucks in profit. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ tragic.

Originally posted by lailaamell:

Originally posted by Alxndr:

To me it kinda just seems like the rest of the world is running on economies consisting of lemonade stands and cupcake stalls.

"Getchya cutpcakes here! Fresh lemonade only $0.50!"

Meanwhile the US is pumping out $100billion tech companies every month.

Stock market isnt exactly needed for the economy hell without it the economy would probly improve the stock market only exists to fuel itself often at the expense of the economy its the idea of the value of a company sure it probly started helpfull now it sorta profits from destabilising economy for they know the goverment will foot the bill if it goes bad thats your taxes and stock market will sometime feign loss for that money

The stock market I think is like a transparent view of the economy. Low stock price = company struggling. High stock price = company booming.

If lots of companies are booming, this is probably a good indication that the economy is in good shape. If lots of companies are in the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, that's also a good indication the economy is in the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Never confuse the economy with the stock market. Many make this mistake.

Although they share a number of similarities and have effects on each other they are not one-in-the-same.

It is a grand mistake that can cost money making this common mistake.

Originally posted by Apollo702:

Never confuse the economy with the stock market. Many make this mistake.

Although they share a number of similarities and have effects on each other they are not one-in-the-same.

It is a grand mistake that can cost money making this common mistake.

But as an investor that wants to make money, I only care about the health of the companies. I couldn't give a ♥♥♥♥ about anything else.

Originally posted by Alxndr:

Originally posted by Apollo702:

Never confuse the economy with the stock market. Many make this mistake.

Although they share a number of similarities and have effects on each other they are not one-in-the-same.

It is a grand mistake that can cost money making this common mistake.

But as an investor that wants to make money, I only care about the health of the companies. I couldn't give a ♥♥♥♥ about anything else.

Here is a thing stock market doesnt benefit the economy it sometimes even creates low supply by yes limit how much you can offload suddenly that stock increases for its a shortage so prices rise you see the issue they did this with aluminium some years back there was alot of aluminium but the import and production was kept restricted by only allowing a little to be stored that way you create a shortage wich increased the price of the product in turn the value of the stock

Originally posted by Alxndr:

Originally posted by Apollo702:

Never confuse the economy with the stock market. Many make this mistake.

Although they share a number of similarities and have effects on each other they are not one-in-the-same.

It is a grand mistake that can cost money making this common mistake.

But as an investor that wants to make money, I only care about the health of the companies. I couldn't give a ♥♥♥♥ about anything else.

OK. You got past this barrier. You see them as 2 different(although similar) entities.

That is going to potentially help.

Originally posted by Apollo702:

Originally posted by Alxndr:

But as an investor that wants to make money, I only care about the health of the companies. I couldn't give a ♥♥♥♥ about anything else.

OK. You got past this barrier. You see them as 2 different(although similar) entities.

That is going to potentially help.

I don't think I ever said they were the same thing. I just said generally speaking, there is a correlation between the overall economic health of a country in regards to the stock market.

1929 great depression, economy was ♥♥♥♥♥♥, stock market was ♥♥♥♥♥♥. 2008 housing crash, economy was ♥♥♥♥♥♥, stock market was ♥♥♥♥♥♥. Covid, economy was ♥♥♥♥♥♥, stock market was ♥♥♥♥♥♥.

etc.

Originally posted by Alxndr:

Originally posted by Apollo702:

OK. You got past this barrier. You see them as 2 different(although similar) entities.

That is going to potentially help.

I don't think I ever said they were the same thing. I just said generally speaking, there is a correlation between the overall economic health of a country in regards to the stock market.

1929 great depression, economy was ♥♥♥♥♥♥, stock market was ♥♥♥♥♥♥. 2008 housing crash, economy was ♥♥♥♥♥♥, stock market was ♥♥♥♥♥♥. Covid, economy was ♥♥♥♥♥♥, stock market was ♥♥♥♥♥♥.

etc.

Keep in mind that many think that they are one entity.

I personally have walked away in person after failing to explain to people this one- or that that if their house value is rising that does not mean that the political party in power is doing a good job.

Wouldn't it be something if it was that simple?

There has been more than once that i walked off in mid sentence. I don't like wasting words and sometimes people just are stuck on their thing and their minds are made of teflon.

Nothing sticks.

I hate to tell you but the EU and the USA and pretty much neck and neck and often the EU is the largest economy in the world.
The only difference is that the EU isn't a single country, the the block took a blow when the UK left.

Originally posted by Pocahawtness:

I hate to tell you but the EU and the USA and pretty much neck and neck and often the EU is the largest economy in the world.
The only difference is that the EU isn't a single country, the the block took a blow when the UK left.

Many don't want to hear that one.

Originally posted by Alxndr:

The stock market I think is like a transparent view of the economy. Low stock price = company struggling. High stock price = company booming.

If lots of companies are booming, this is probably a good indication that the economy is in good shape. If lots of companies are in the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, that's also a good indication the economy is in the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Becase Ford costs $10 per share, does it mean it's struggling?

Originally posted by Pocahawtness:

I hate to tell you but the EU and the USA and pretty much neck and neck and often the EU is the largest economy in the world.
The only difference is that the EU isn't a single country, the the block took a blow when the UK left.

https://econofact.org/factbrief/fact-check-has-the-economic-gap-between-europe-and-the-united-states-increased-in-the-past-decade

"In recent years, the U.S. economy has grown at a faster rate than the European Union’s, which is currently made up of 27 member states.

According to the World Bank, in the period 2008-2023, EU GDP grew by 13.5% (from $16.37 trillion to $18.59 trillion) while U.S. GDP rose by 87% (from $14.77 to $27.72 trillion). The UK’s GDP increased by 15.4%. In 2023, EU GDP was 67% of U.S. GDP — down from 110% in 2008.

Accounting for population, EU GDP per capita as a percentage of U.S. GDP per capita fell from 76.5% in 2008 to 50% in 2023.

The major factor for this widening economic gap is a discrepancy in productivity, according to the Draghi report on EU competitiveness. The report notes that, out of the largest fifty technology firms in the world, only four are in Europe. "

Originally posted by Grendalcat:

Originally posted by Pocahawtness:

I hate to tell you but the EU and the USA and pretty much neck and neck and often the EU is the largest economy in the world.
The only difference is that the EU isn't a single country, the the block took a blow when the UK left.

https://econofact.org/factbrief/fact-check-has-the-economic-gap-between-europe-and-the-united-states-increased-in-the-past-decade

"In recent years, the U.S. economy has grown at a faster rate than the European Union’s, which is currently made up of 27 member states.

According to the World Bank, in the period 2008-2023, EU GDP grew by 13.5% (from $16.37 trillion to $18.59 trillion) while U.S. GDP rose by 87% (from $14.77 to $27.72 trillion). The UK’s GDP increased by 15.4%. In 2023, EU GDP was 67% of U.S. GDP — down from 110% in 2008.

Accounting for population, EU GDP per capita as a percentage of U.S. GDP per capita fell from 76.5% in 2008 to 50% in 2023.

The major factor for this widening economic gap is a discrepancy in productivity, according to the Draghi report on EU competitiveness. The report notes that, out of the largest fifty technology firms in the world, only four are in Europe. "

eu is also not friendly for corperations with worker rights aand such wich lowers profit margins proof that workers rights and unions must be banned