Economic Indicators Stock Prices: Stock prices are very important to a company in that it shows how valuable the company is in the public eye. In essence, possessing stock is the same as owning part of a company. The rules of supply and demand apply in the stock market. When the stock price of a company goes up, it means that people are paying more to buy it because the demand is higher. When it …showed first 75 words of 799 total…

…showed last 75 words of 799 total…to acquire some decent publicity, hope that the war in Iraq is a short victorious one, and pray that consumers and investors will have drive to spend money should the US win as expected. . By closing the unprofitable stores it has, cutting labor through layoffs, turning a profit, and potentially using the war momentum in the economy, Kmart may be looking at a recovery if it can stay solvent through the next year or so.