The stock market is getting smoked because inflation is coming back to change the game

The stock market has been taking a historic pounding over the past few days. In part, you can blame the fact that inflation, a force virtually unseen since the financial crisis, has reappeared on planet Earth. It's changing economic conditions and making the world a riskier, more volatile place for Wall Street. If you're concerned about the Dow falling an ominous 666 points on Friday amid other economic indicators looking sound, or you're worried because on Monday it tumbled more than...