indices
Americannoun
noun
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“There can be little doubt that investors and traders alike are responding to a ‘fear of missing out’ as the indices storm past old records highs,” said David Morrison, senior market analyst at Trade Nation.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
This picturesque South Asian island, once celebrated for its economic development and high ratings on human development indices, has found itself in dire straits once again.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Yet investors didn’t show the same anxiety once trading started, sending the indices into a sort of fugue state.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“It is intended to make the indices more representative of the real economic exposure they are designed to measure,” the index provider said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
How can a change in a handful of economic and social indices cause murder rates to fall by two-thirds in five years?
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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