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For more than a century, no asset class has delivered a higher average annual return than stocks. But this doesn't mean the stock market moves from Point A to B in a straight line. Over the last six weeks and change, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), widely followed S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-centric Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have taken the elevator lower. Since Feb. 19, which is when the S&P 500 hit its all-time closing high, the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite have respectively...

As Donald Trump’s tariffs on countries across the world continue to send shockwaves in the global economy, many experts fear the worst is yet to come. Overnight, the US president sparked a trade war overnight with partners in all continents with many retaliating in turn. The US president has said the tariffs are necessary to counter trade imbalances with nations that have been ‘pillaging’ the US, although some economists have called his administration’s sums into question. Defending the measures, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said: “Businesses around the world,...