The Stock Market

Week of Jan. 2, 1950
The economy displays signs of robust health as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes the year at nearly 200. As the stock market surges, so does consumer spending. Department stores record an all time high in sales, nearly six times the 1935-39 average.

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