stock market

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The announcement immediately triggered a global stock market panic, resulting in the largest decline since 2020, when the stock market crashed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

This group has also experienced particularly big gains in wealth thanks to rising home prices and a stock market that increased in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

An S&P 500 index fund gives you suitably diversified exposure to the stock market, but while it may have more liquidity, you will still have to pay taxes on withdrawals.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

But the show of strength doesn’t provide much guidance on how much blowback the labor market will experience from the Iran war and the subsequent energy shock and stock market slump.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Eisman had worked on Wall Street for nearly two decades, but, like most stock market people, he’d never before sat down with anyone from Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis