$37 billion wiped off Australia in bloodbath

Global stocks are dropping sharply today — with Australia copping a $37 billion blow — dashing hopes that US President Donald ...
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Wall Street’s Fear Gauge Is Eerily Quiet Despite the Government Shutdown. Here’s 1 Options Trade That Could Pay When It Wakes Up.

The U.S. government shutdown has injected a new layer of uncertainty into the markets, yet volatility has barely flinched. For traders, that disconnect between headline risk and implied volatility may ...
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Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ surges to highest level since May. Here’s what investors should know.

After one of the quietest summers for the stock market in years, Wall Street’s fear gauge has once again shot higher as investors fret that a trade standoff between the U.S. and China could escalate ...
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Wall Street's 'fear gauge' surges to highest level since May. Here's what investors should know.

The revival of the U.S.-China trade war has ended a streak of summer calm that had brought about the lowest volatility since January 2020 The stock market's "fear gauge" is back above its long-term ...