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How the U.S. Presidential Election Is Ratcheting Up Risk for Fashion Stocks
From the start, 2024 promised to be a tough year for fashion stocks. Inflation has made living more expensive, interest rates are up and geopolitics seem all the more unsettled — from conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza to edge-of-your-seat elections in Europe …