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Stocks End Volatile Week Mixed on Tariffs, Stagflation Concerns, Tech Earnings

One chief investment officer based in New York City sees the stock market’s recent declines as ’simply garden variety volatility.’
Stocks End Volatile Week Mixed on Tariffs, Stagflation Concerns, Tech Earnings
Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange floor on Feb. 24, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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U.S. stocks were in for a roller-coaster ride last week, led by techs, amid concerns over tariffs, stagflation, and a slowdown in tech earnings.

After several sharp reversals that added to market volatility, major equity indexes closed mixed for the week.

Panos Mourdoukoutas
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Panos Mourdoukoutas is a professor of economics at Long Island University in New York City. He also teaches security analysis at Columbia University. He’s been published in professional journals and magazines, including Forbes, Investopedia, Barron's, IBT, and Journal of Financial Research. He’s also the author of many books, including “Business Strategy in a Semiglobal Economy” and “China's Challenge.”