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Wall Street Review: Stock Roller-Coaster Ride Ends With Slight Loss

Trading became a tug-of-war between bulls and bears amid geopolitical tensions, a strong GDP report, and mixed corporate earnings.
Wall Street Review: Stock Roller-Coaster Ride Ends With Slight Loss
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 23, 2026. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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U.S. equities finished the week modestly lower, with large-cap stocks accounting for most of the declines amid rising market volatility.

Trading turned into a tug of war between bulls and bears, driven by conflicting geopolitical headlines out of Europe and Japan, a strong gross domestic product (GDP) report, and a couple of lackluster corporate earnings updates.

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.”