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Investors brace for possible 10% stock-market correction risks

MarketWatch points to multiple factors that could raise the odds of a meaningful pullback in US equities, with the publication flagging a potential decline of 10% or more.

The outlet frames its outlook around seasonal investor positioning as summer winds down and the period it describes as “spooky season” approaches, suggesting that wariness may build as the calendar turns.

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