The VIX, as the Cboe's index is known, is an option-derived measure of expected S&P 500 volatility known as Wall Street's fear gauge because it tends to rise when stocks fall.

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Wall Street slides as renewed tariff uncertainty weighs

Wall Street is coming off a holiday on September 1 on account of Labor Day. Wall Street on Friday fell, weighed down by a slide in semiconductor stocks. Market participants also received a key inline ...

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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures waver as Wall Street enters September with trade, Fed drama in focus

Wall street is prepping for a tense opening to September trading with tariff legal issues and concerns about the Fed's integrity on deck.

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Markets live updates: Gold price near all-time highs, ASX to slip as European stocks steady, Wall Street closed

Local stocks are tipped to fall at the open, as markets await key US economic data and Australian growth figures due this week. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ...

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Wall St Week Ahead US jobs data poses hurdle for rate-cut hopes, stocks rally

A U.S. labor market report late next week will give a crucial read into the economy's health and test investors' confidence that interest rate cuts are coming soon, a view that has helped lift U.S.

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