'Fear Gauge' Falling Again. Markets Are Getting Calmer Even as War Rages.

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Investors are getting calmer even as the Iran war rages on well into its third week and oil prices remain above $100 a barrel. Wall Street’s so-called fear gauge, the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, was falling again Wednesday.

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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on March 18, 2026.
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