Ahh yes, "the worst economy since Hoover". Funny how they we still hear pundits harp about a recession that wasn't even a 'dip'.
Stock price advances typically fit the phrase "the market climbs a wall of worry", so maybe the Reuters piece is right on queue.
Great chart.
It is amazing how the left wingers out here still try to blame the 2000 dip/recession on GW. I just point out to them, Clintoon was president then, and GW wasn't sworn in until 2001.