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War Angst Is Causing Stock Selloffs Heading Into Weekends

Investors are curbing risk on Thursdays and Fridays.
Donald Trump during prime-time address.Photographer: Alex Brandon/AP Photo/Bloomberg via AP Pool
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Five weeks into the war, the US stock market has settled into a predictable pattern. It starts the week on a strong note, drifts sideways toward the middle and then, like clockwork every Thursday and Friday, collapses.