During the period of [[globalization]] (1996 - 2017), [[Wall Street]] became disconnected from [[Main Street]]. As American [[corporation]]s shifted their investment dollars from the United States to emerging markets and the developing world, Wall Street stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial average and other stock indexes reflected less and less the condition of the U.S. [[economy]]. Wall Street itself became globalized, and Main Street suffered. | During the period of [[globalization]] (1996 - 2017), [[Wall Street]] became disconnected from [[Main Street]]. As American [[corporation]]s shifted their investment dollars from the United States to emerging markets and the developing world, Wall Street stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial average and other stock indexes reflected less and less the condition of the U.S. [[economy]]. Wall Street itself became globalized, and Main Street suffered. |