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Why does inflation make stock prices fall?

  • Written by Richard S. Warr, Professor of Finance, North Carolina State University
Even the big, bad Wall Street bull is scared of inflation.AP Photo/Richard Drew

Stock markets have been on a wild ride recently, plunging one day and then soaring the next.

Pundits have offered many reasons for the biggest stock market swoon in two years. One of the most frequently blamed culprits was the threat of inflation, which loosely means an...

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