The 50,000 Dow

If we have a fiat dollar, do we also have a fiat stock market?

A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange on February 6, 2026. — A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange on February 6, 2026. AP/Richard Drew

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