U.S. markets, which opened Monday amid news of a conditional bailout deal for Greece, sustained the stock rally that followed the announcement from Europe and closed significantly higher, a welcome development for the recreational boating industry.
Uncertainty — the bane of investors, businesses and consumers alike — is showing up in the labor market, the Greek financial crisis and the Iranian nuclear talks and it could prove to be the watchword of the summer.
More and more, it’s starting to look as if the risk that Greece will default on its debt is among relatively few serious short-term threats to a strengthening U.S. economy.