volatile

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One consequence of that backdrop is that yields on short-dated government debt, like the 2-year Treasury note, will be “extremely volatile,” Hu said.

From MarketWatch

That is, the options market is expecting a potentially volatile move after the earnings news.

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As a result, the authors concluded, there is greater “demand for volatile stocks, which results in their over-pricing and their production of inferior returns in the future.”

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The UK government said the new port would help deliver clean, homegrown electricity, protect households from volatile fossil fuel markets and create up to 5,000 new jobs.

From BBC

“Equities have an oversized place in household portfolios and corporate behavior. The shift to a sideways trending, volatile equity market is not something anyone is prepared for.”

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