Rome, March 11 (LaPresse) – "We are witnessing a strong divergence between the animal spirits of the stock market and what we are actually seeing happening with companies and business leaders. The latter is obviously more significant than the former when it comes to what the economy holds in the medium and long term."

A White House official said this, downplaying the plunge of the Wall Street stock market, as reported by international media.

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