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Stock Market Indices: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Economic Sentiment
Analyze how major stock indices measure market performance and serve as leading indicators of consumer and investor confidence.
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Business Organizations, Entrepreneurship, and Financial Markets
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Analyze the legal structures, benefits, and risks of business organizations and explain the capital allocation functions of the stock and bond markets.
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Learning standards covered
HS.20Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesExplain the function of the stock market.
HS.18Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesUse economic indicators to analyze the current and future state of the economy (including but not limited to unemployment, components of GDP, consumer price index (CPI), inflation, stock market, building permits).