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Historic droughts in the Midwest, rising tensions in the Middle East and slowing growth in China are whipsawing commodities markets around the world—and creating opportunities for investors who play the moves smartly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 22, 2012

And stocks are whipsawing as traders try to predict the direction of an economy that remains, in the words of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, "unusually uncertain."

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 20, 2010