Trump Vertigo Lands on Stocks
- The president brings back volatility, maybe more than hoped
- S&P 500 alternates up and down days, VIX averages above 13
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Wall Street traders spent the first half of the year bemoaning zonked-out markets. Some of them wish those days were back.
With headlines on Donald Trump’s dramas going off like firecrackers, volatility has surged. The S&P 500 has spent days flip-flopping before ending the week 0.7 percent lower as stress indexes hover near the highest levels of the year.