How does the New York Stock Exchange work?
Valued at over $25 trillion, does it spread wealth or increase inequality?
The Explanation · BBC World Service
April 16, 202417m 35s
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Show Notes
The New York Stock Exchange is the largest in the world, valued today at over $25 trillion - but does it spread wealth or increase inequality? And what market forces are at play? Claire Graham asks the BBC’s North America business correspondent Erin Delmore the big questions. We also find out what stock market indexes like the Dow Jones actually measure, and which stocks are dubbed the ‘Magnificent Seven’.