The increasing likelihood of a Fed interest rate cut, following Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on Aug. 22, and investors rotating into sectors beyond...
The small-cap space has started to show momentum in recent weeks. The ultra-popular iShares Russell 2000 ETF IWM gained nearly 3% over the past week, outpacing the gain of 1% for the broad market fund...
Growing money supply usually bodes well for these companies to outperform.
Small-cap stocks have underperformed the large caps in the past year. SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF SPSM has gained 9.8% in the past year (as of Jan. 6, 2025) versus 25.4% gains in the SPDR S&P...
Wall Street was off to a volatile start in 2025, following a steep sell-off in the final weeks of 2024. Notably, the small-cap Russell 2000 Index fell 8.4% in December, marking its worst month since September...
Which five stocks are going to be the best performers over the year ahead? I'm afraid I don't know the answer to that question -- and, more importantly, no one else knows, either. Lots of people will be...
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Global advertising spend is growing faster than expected and beginning to eat into other ways businesses have historically spent money. Who are the winners?
The stock market tends to move in cycles, with one group of stocks in favor for a little while, followed by another group. Frequently, the groups that are in and out of favor are polar opposites of each...
The Russell 2000 Index, which tracks US small-cap companies, rose about 6% to near-record highs and recorded the largest single-day gain in two years. The astounding surge came in the wake of Donald Trump’s...