volatile
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Here’s the best way to play a volatile market.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Government data due Friday are expected to show Japan’s consumer inflation excluding volatile fresh food rose 1.8% in March from a year earlier, according to Quick poll, up from a 1.6% in February.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“While positive, leverage remains high for a business with volatile earnings, and we would like to see more evidence of stabilization in crop-protection markets given pressured farmer profitability,” Jefferies says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“Like many manufacturers, we are operating in a highly volatile and unpredictable tariff environment that continues to create uncertainty across the market,” said BRP CEO Denis Le Vot in a news release.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
They created the American republic, then held it together throughout the volatile and vulnerable early years by sustaining their presence until national habits and customs took root.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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