Is Wall Street the Symptom . . . or the Problem?

It seems like whenever the news is good, the stock market tanks.  Unemployment down?  Stocks plummet.  Wages up?  Stocks plummet.  Orders for durable goods up?  Stocks plummet.  New home starts up?  Stocks plummet.  And now the new administration gets a stimulus package stuffed with tax cuts through the senate . . . and stocks plummet. […]