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tumult

[too-muhlt, tyoo-] / ˈtu məlt, ˈtyu- /


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While recent tumult has left the S&P 500 largely unchanged in 2026, extreme selling has taken hold under the surface, hitting major software and financial stocks.

From MarketWatch

Volatility in the U.S. bond market is picking up this month, with some investors questioning whether Treasurys can broadly — and reliably — provide a safe haven in times of tumult.

From MarketWatch

Treasury market for safety during this latest round of tariff tumult, which appears to be keeping a floor under the stock market.

From MarketWatch

In the popular overture, elicitation of tumult concludes, with startling exhilaration, in the kind of grand Beethovenian triumph that never fails to excite.

From Los Angeles Times

As scary as April’s Liberation Day stock swoon was, some Americans took advantage of the tumult to boost their gains in what turned out to eventually be a good year for the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal