McDonald’s tumbling stock price is bad news for the economy

The consumer economy in the West is becoming deeply disturbing People with regular incomes, as McDonald’s falling shares show.

Of course there is a stock market bubble, and yes, that creates warm feelings in the stomachs of investors (and those making headlines about the markets). But things look very different here, where people earn money by working.

If a consumer trend affects the world’s most famous restaurant, McDonald’s, that means the trend is important. The difference between the consumer economy and the investor economy is reflected in McDonald’s stock prices, as seen in the next chart.