Oil's Wild Ride: How Market Volatility Fuels Coffee Shop Anxiety As I watched the markets plummet on Wednesday, I thought of Maria, my friend and fellow coffee enthusiast.
She runs a small café in a trendy neighborhood, where expertly pulled shots and carefully crafted pour overs are the main attractions.
But her shop was eerily quiet that morning due to palpable anxiety hanging in the air. The Dow Jones dropped 1%, the S&P 500 fell 0. 6%, and the Nasdaq slipped 0.