As stock prices peak, markets begin to fear threats
Trader John Doyle works July 16 on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
AP Photo/Richard Drew
NEW YORK With the U.S. economy humming, corporate profits flowing and stock prices peaking, investors on Wall Street are beginning to pose an anxious question: Is it all downhill from here?
Financial markets are always trying to set prices now for where the economy and corporate profits are likely to be in the future. And even though readings across the economy are still at eye-popping levels, investors see some areas of concern.
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