Data Dump

Taking the Economy’s Temperature—Via Newspapers

Dow Jones says it can measure economic sentiment by reading the press.
By Nancy Miller | April 30, 2009

Distortions of the Dow

Does the Dow Jones Industrial Average underplay market turmoil?
By Jeff Horwitz | February 4, 2009

No Confidence

Periodic surveys about consumer sentiment don’t predict what consumers do.
By Zachary Karabell | September 25, 2008