Category: caps
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Small caps lose Trump bump as rising rates sap strength
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By Louis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – As investors seek assets that will shine under a Donald Trump presidency, a corner of the U.S. stock market expected to benefit from Republican policies is faltering. Smaller US company stocks have come under pressure, with the small-cap Russell 2000 index last week…
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Will rate cuts make Asian small caps more attractive? Bernstein weighs in By Investing.com
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The prospect of lower interest rates in the coming months is a favorable environment for small-cap stocks in Asia, although some risks to that trend remain, Bernstein wrote in a note. Japan and some economies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region have shown positive growth trends, reflecting…
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Wall Street rises as small caps advance, megacaps recover ground By Reuters
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By Lisa Pauline Matakal and David French (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Thursday, a day after a sell-off led by technology stocks, as small-cap stocks and stronger-than-expected gross domestic product data provided support. Small-cap stocks rose 2.3%, on track to fully recoup Wednesday’s big losses. The Dow…
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Stocks tumble as the S&P 500 caps off its worst week in 3 months
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., March 17, 2020.Lucas Jackson/Reuters U.S. stocks closed lower on Friday, marking the S&P 500’s worst week since mid-April. A global IT outage caused by a Crowdstrike update exacerbated Friday’s stock…
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Analysis-Rotation trade takes small caps from dead money to Wall Street darlings
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By Louis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. small-cap stocks are having a long-awaited moment, lifted by expectations of lower interest rates and improved election prospects for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a proponent of policies seen as beneficial to smaller, domestic companies. The Russell 2000 index, which focuses on…
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Dow surges 742 points and small caps rally as investors bet big on Fed rate cuts
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The Dow Jones rose more than 700 points on Tuesday.Getty Images The Dow Jones rose more than 700 basis points on Tuesday. Small-cap stocks saw the biggest gain as bets on lower interest rates helped drive rotation to other parts of the market. Retail sales also encouraged investors, easing concerns…
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Suning’s loss of Inter Milan caps China’s failure to dominate soccer
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About a decade ago, Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, I saw a dream: To transform the country into a global football power. This ambition was soon supported by work and money. Chinese companies have pumped money into the country’s local league, So attract Football stars based in Europe. Some companies…