After Surviving Last Week, the Stock Market Is as Resilient as Ever

  • Global equities drift higher day after Trump press conference
  • Rebounds are actually getting faster, based on recent moves

Why Schwab's Sonders Is 'a Bit Cautious' on Stocks

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Investors have a way of adapting. And once they’ve adapted to the threat of a nuclear war with North Korea, getting them riled up about other stuff is apt to get harder.

At least, that’s how it played out Wednesday, as the conflagration over President Donald Trump’s comments on the Virginia protests caused only a minor ripple in the equity market. The S&P 500 Index ended higher and the CBOE Volatility Index fell, with only a brief interruption as CEOs abandoned the president’s business councils.