Stock market, economic growth don’t necessarily follow the same track, data suggest

It sounds logical enough: Stocks go up when the economy is growing, and they go down when it stumbles. But a number of experts have started questioning this assumption, and they have data to back it up.

Whether they're right is critical for investors seeking shelter from the limping U.S. economy. Emerging-market economies have grown at almost double the rate of the United States for the past 20 years, so it stands to reason that people who want to chase higher returns should head overseas.

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Carol D. Leonnig 07 Oct, 2011

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