Small-capitalization stocks have been the darling of Wall Street as of late, with some analysts predicting recent action as the beginning of the end of a years long bear market for small-caps while others warn that these riskier shares could disappoint yet again if a robust economic recovery fails to […]
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The Market Shrugs Off the Riots
The Dow ended higher for a second straight day Tuesday, as investors trained their attention on the prospect of fuller business activity after the coronavirus pandemic, rather than focus on the fresh round of civil unrest in major U.S. cities. President Donald Trump reiterated threats to deploy military troops on […]
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May’s Market Is in the Books
The market picked up right where it left off, building on the strong gains from April and May. “Equity markets continue to display remarkable resilience in the face of a constant barrage of troubling developments, with investors continuing to focus on the positive signs of reopening,” says one analyst. However, […]
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Protests & Riots – What Are They Doing to the Markets?
U.S. stock-index futures bounced around in thin trading early Monday morning, amid violent protests that reverberated throughout the country. The clashes between police and protesters come while the U.S., and much of the world, is in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic that has rocked the domestic economy to its […]