The rise and fall of a stock isn’t a perfect barometer for predicting layoffs, but it can often be an early indicator.

股价的涨跌固然不能算作未来裁员的晴雨表，但是也常常会被当成一个早期信号。

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Stock price is the "barometer" of stock market. It not only affects investors'decisions, but also influences the productive and operational activities.

股票价格是股票市场的”晴雨表”，不仅直接影响投资者的决策，还影响股份制企业的生产经营活动。

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The stock market is a barometer of national economy.

股市是国民经济的晴雨表。

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It's impossible to predict how the Dow, that popular barometer of the stock market, will zig and zag from here.

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ETFs can be a good barometer for the stock market in general.

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Tiffany stock is a barometer of the growing wealth at the very top of the economic pyramid.

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