When dollars flow back into the United States from abroad, they are most often used to purchase [[US]] [[stock market|stocks]] or [[real estate]]. This makes various stock indexes on [[Wall Street]] more of a reflection of the [[globalism|global economy]] than traditionally interpreted as a reflection of the health of the US domestic economy. Likewise, the purchase and control of real estate by foreign principals is of concern to most US states and localities. | When dollars flow back into the United States from abroad, they are most often used to purchase [[US]] [[stock market|stocks]] or [[real estate]]. This makes various stock indexes on [[Wall Street]] more of a reflection of the [[globalism|global economy]] than traditionally interpreted as a reflection of the health of the US domestic economy. Likewise, the purchase and control of real estate by foreign principals is of concern to most US states and localities. |