The stock market prices are smoke and mirrors.
Like was mentioned above, if you don't own the stock it doesn't matter in today's world.
Example, the company I work for has had record profits every year for the last 50 years. This year "business" is down 25% from last and, still record profits .....know how they are making the profits? By cutting jobs and lowering the number of employees on payroll.
This isn't some small operation that is just trying to get by.... They made $1.5 billion in profit last year..... It's fucking greed plain and simple. Thousands of employees have been laid off with probably thousands more just so stock holders can make MORE money this year.
The impact on those families and the communities where entire work locations have been shut down is appalling.
I hope they fucking choke.