index

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The first major stats recording inflation after the Iran war began are due Friday, when the Labor Department is set to release the March consumer-price index report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Beyond the projected surge in the overall energy index, investors should watch the food index in Friday’s headline data.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The Nasdaq’s 9.75% surge over its win streak puts the tech-heavy index within striking distance of an exit from correction territory.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Excluding volatile food and energy prices, the monthly increase in the core version of the index was also 0.4%, in line with analysts’ expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

By the middle of 2005, over a period in which the broad stock market index had fallen by 6.84 percent, Burry’s fund was up 242 percent and he was turning away investors.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis