Thursday, April 4th, 2024For those of you who had been scratching your heads about how the markets could be so complacent, wonder no more. Turns out you were right: a rich, slightly bitter brew of fewer interest rate cuts possible, geopolitical concerns and signs of softening consumer spending have at last had a negative impact on markets today. Today’s sell-off was deep, but not hellacious: the Dow dropped -529 points, -1.35%, the Nasdaq -228 points, -1.40%, the S&P 500 -1.23% and the small-cap Russell 200 ...