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I always get jittery when I have to give a speech.
The latest economic news has made some investors jittery.
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Traders are bracing for the release of January’s jobs report on Friday, which could inject some more volatility into an already jittery market.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Foreign investors are already jittery about today’s political crisis.
—Victor Cha, Fortune Asia, 18 Jan. 2025
Finally, the sound reaches the jittery group gathered beneath the marble archways outside the palazzo’s guest villa.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Investors hope a strong showing can help sooth jittery markets worried that the continuing climb in Treasury yields will continue to hinder growth names , raise borrowing costs, curb consumer spending and corporate investment.
—Brian Evans,nick Wells, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Foreign investors are already jittery about today’s political crisis.
—Victor Cha, Fortune Asia, 18 Jan. 2025
Finally, the sound reaches the jittery group gathered beneath the marble archways outside the palazzo’s guest villa.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Investors hope a strong showing can help sooth jittery markets worried that the continuing climb in Treasury yields will continue to hinder growth names , raise borrowing costs, curb consumer spending and corporate investment.
—Brian Evans,nick Wells, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Jittery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jittery. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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