12-8-2021: How Close Is the U.S. Economy to Normal?

One analyst says consumer services are nearing full recovery, but the job market isn't. Today's Stocks & Topics: Dividends and Taxes, Jobs Opening Reports, The Economy in 2022, Apple and China, QDEL - Quidel Corp., AZPN - Aspen Technology Inc., VSIAX - Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund Admiral, SWBI - Smith & Wesson Brands Inc., SHIP - Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., K - Kellogg Co, Stagflation, Investing for Retirement, PDBC - Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust, EQT - EQT Corp. TRIVIA QUESTION: "In the first two days that followed, how much do you suppose the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell?  AND-- what kind of returns were generated for a person who purchased U.S. blue chip stocks and held them till the end of 1945-- when World War II ended?"Our Sponsors:* Check out Anthropic and use my code Claude.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com* Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/INVEST for a great deal: https://sleep.me* Check out Plaud AI and use my code INVEST for a great deal: https://plaud.ai* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/invest for a great deal: https://www.quince.com* Check out TaskRabbit and use my code INVEST for a great deal: https://taskrabbit.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code INVEST20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands