volatile

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The property market is in the doldrums, the domestic stock market can be volatile, and interest rates at banks are low.

From The Wall Street Journal

Potassium is considered a moderately volatile element, meaning it can partially evaporate under extreme heat.

From Science Daily

“There are the ones that are levered and volatile, and the ones that are just set-it-and-forget-it.”

From MarketWatch

For Charles Dow, the volatile financial landscape around the turn of the 20th century largely reflected business cycles that drove ebbs and flows in corporate profits.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oil prices could remain volatile for some time yet.

From Barron's