‘Biggest Wealth Divide in Modern History’: Graphic Shows Shocking Reality of US Economy

Photo credit: Anthony Quintano via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Brad Reed. Common Dreams – May 23, 2026.

Multiple polls and surveys released in recent days have shown US consumer sentiment cratering—and all the while, the US stock market keeps hitting record highs. The Kobeissi Letter, a financial newsletter, posted a graphic Saturday that matched consumer sentiment as measured by the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers with the performance of the S&P 500 stock index over a 30-year span. The graphic shows that, up until around 2020, consumer sentiment matched stock market performance closely, […]

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