Traders working on the NYSE floor following the worst day for markets in 2025.
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Traders working on the NYSE floor following the worst day for markets in 2025.
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Government cuts. Tariff uncertainty. Sticky interest rates. These are not helping the tumbling stock market. There’s a sinking feeling among some Americans that a crash is imminent.
But … should we all be so worried? Today, we brush away the cobwebs of stock market fear and confusion, and bring some long-held facts to the surface.
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