Why the stock market plunged today

The first thing to know about the stock market’s eye-watering slide Monday is that it wasn’t caused by anything fundamental. There was no particular piece of news that drove the major averages to capsize, in a move that sent the Dow industrials off more than 1,500 points — a new intraday record — briefly in […]

Morgan Stanley: Tech stocks look ‘downright awful’ in market getting increasingly worried about ‘unhinged’ inflation

Don’t expect stocks to rebound if inflation anxiety continues, according to Morgan Stanley. With price fears egging on Treasury rates, equities could be in for a disappointing few months as investors move away from a “buy-the-dip” mentality. “When inflation is very low, rising inflation has a positive impact on equity valuations,” wrote Mike Wilson, chief […]