All three major U.S. equity indices fell a second-straight month, whipsawed by Russia’s war with Ukraine together with Western nations taking steps to isolate Russia. Disruptions to supplies from both nations’ raw materials such as grain, metals and energy are likely to extend red-hot inflation and threaten global growth.

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