©2016 Bloomberg View O4445N6JTSE9 (Bloomberg View) — Marco Rubio speaking with a catch in his voice to a small Miami audience of die-hard supporters — and people in the audience openly weeping, hugging, hanging their heads — will be one of the most poignant images I will carry back with

Equilibrium. You know an economy is slipping perilously close to a recession when market after a market begins to blow up. And you can recognize which markets are in trouble by the prices. A market-based economy, like ours, always seeks equilibrium. If not enough of a good or service exists, the price rises. Ideally, more producers or suppliers enter the market, and the price falls.