... goods and services and sell them in the market.Volcker: That’s right. The purpose of the company is really to providegoods and services at the best possible price, at the highest level of productivity, ... to turn a profit. If they kept their feet undertheir desks and made sure nothing went horribly wrong, they madeout handsomely as the stock price rose. Stock price appreciation,over the long ... to the rise of labor unions, the New Deal legislation, the shortage of labor due toWorld War II, and the post-war release of controls placed on prices and wages.Another major influence on the...