• hexaflexagonbear [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    10 months ago

    GDP is about values of goods exchanged, it doesn’t care about the margin either party has on the exchange. For stock market, rate of profit would influence dividends rather than market valuations. Dividends are in principle a part of evaluating stock prices, but aren’t necessarily directly deterministic of stock prices. Also, it is possible for companies to ibcrease profits and also increase their values while their rate of profit drops anyway.