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July 16, 2003

Will economy live up to investors' hopes?

  • Stock investors lately have been cherry-picking what data to analyze, focusing on what supports their bullish cause and ignoring much else that might not.
  • By RACHEL BECK
    AP Business Writer

    NEW YORK -- Wall Street thinks the economy is on its way up, while most economic data isn't yet signaling the same. If they don't get in sync soon, the current stock rally could fizzle.

    The stock market is behaving like it always does, basing its bets on expectations. The problem comes when reality doesn't live up to those hopes.


     
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