The stock market’s ‘fear gauge’ spiked to its highest level since Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs caused a global selloff

The stock market’s ‘fear gauge’ spiked to its highest level since Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs caused a global selloff

The markets are volatile—and Wall Street’s most reliable barometer of panic has surged to levels not seen since April, when President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs triggered a global market meltdown. The Cboe Volatility Index, known as the VIX, peaked at 27.8 on Thursday and closed the day around 26.3—its highest point since the…

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Bubble Trouble: AI rally shows cracks as investors question risks

Bubble Trouble: AI rally shows cracks as investors question risks

AI stock valuations raise bubble concerns amid sharp pullbacks Buffett Indicator signals overvaluation, surpassing dot-com bubble levels Nasdaq’s AI rally mirrors early dot-com bubble stages, lacks runaway optimism NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) – The biggest bout of volatility in U.S. stocks in months has revealed cracks in the artificial intelligence-related rally, raising questions about…

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Mag 7 Earnings Outlook Improves: A Closer Look

Nvidia’s NVDA beat-and-raise quarterly results have eased the market’s AI-centric worries for now, but the issue is unlikely to go away completely. The chipmaker has been a big beneficiary of the ongoing AI-focused spending surge, as it is Nvidia’s graphics processing units that are running the datacenters. The stock has lost ground as the aforementioned…

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