so, yes,er, pl esxplain the dis. reporter: the stock market is clearly ending the year with a bang. the s&p 500 is up by 28% so far this year. the dow started the year at 30,600. it s getting close to 37,000. and also we re seeing a flurry of record highs. the s&p has notched 70 record highs, the latest one coming just yesterday. now, as you mentioned, this is all happening despite covid and a lot of pessimism on main street. for the real economy, the biggest positive is clearly the jobs market. we learned this morning that jobless claims fell many the latest week. they are holding near 52-year lows, but that s often getting overshadowed by the high cost of living. in a recent cnn poll, nearly two-thirds of americans rated the economy as in poor shape. the big disconnect here is the fact that the companies that