The Wall Street Journal

Market volatility is back

Market volatility is back
The markets have been volatile in recent weeks and days. (Image: Supplied)
The Wall Street Journal
By David Uberti Volatility is back in the stock market after a roughly 18-month slumber. Turbulence has mounted since mid-July, culminating last week with the S&P 500 logging its best and worst days since 2022. Traders have wound down some investments that thrived in calm conditions and pulled back from bets that the sideways action would persist. The signs are unmistakable: a once-in-a-generation rout in Japanese stocks. Half-trillion-dollar daily swings in value of the Magnificent 7 group of tech giants. A streak of seesawi...

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