Market Extra: The stock market’s volatility gauge is near an 18-month low. Why aren’t debt-ceiling, recession and banking fears taking a bigger toll?

April 28, 2023

What, me worry?

A U.S. debt-ceiling showdown, recession fears and renewed banking jitters didn’t get stock-market investors worked up this week. Major indexes ended April on a positive note, while the Cboe Volatility Index VIX, a closely watched measure of expected stock-market volatility sometimes referred to as Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” closed Friday at a nearly 18-month low.

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Futurist Eric Fry says it will be a “Summer of Surge” for these three stocks

One company to replace Amazon… another to rival Tesla… and a third to upset Nvidia. These little-known stocks are poised to overtake the three reigning tech darlings in a move that could completely reorder the top dogs of the stock market. Eric Fry gives away names, tickers and full analysis in this first-ever free broadcast.

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