indices

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The latest week provides a good illustration: Tuesday saw shares turn in their best day in months, with the Dow gaining 1,125 points, or 2.49%, and the other indices roughly matching its performance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“Higher energy prices would remain an economic drag which would contribute to keeping major equity indices from immediately returning to their previous highs,” he wrote in an update published Wednesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“It is intended to make the indices more representative of the real economic exposure they are designed to measure,” the index provider said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Those worries are expressed through higher put-call ratios and an increase in volatility-related indices and products.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

How can a change in a handful of economic and social indices cause murder rates to fall by two-thirds in five years?

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell