Russell 2000 Index
Small cap stocks are finally catching a bid as tariff and inflation fears ease
The S & P 500 may be close to a new record high, but small cap stocks might prove the star of the week. The Russell 2000 is up 0.8% week to date, outpacing the S & P 500 , Nasdaq and Dow . This puts the long-suffering small cap index on track for its […]
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Confidence around tariffs is improving with key China talks on deck
Wall Street cheered on Thursday as the first green shoots from President Donald Trump’s trade negotiations emerged, one day before the one-month anniversary of the April 9 tariff pause and just ahead of key talks with China . Officials from the U.S. and United Kingdom announced that the countries have agreed to the outline of […]
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S&P 500’s 10% 2-day collapse from Trump’s tariff shock ranks among the deepest in history
Financial markets that spent two years anticipating a recession that never came took two days to price in surging odds of a recession that might come by invitation. With one of the nastiest two-day selloffs in history following President Donald Trump’s launch of punitive tariffs on most trading partners, the stock market is in one […]
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Dow futures tumble a second day, losing 1,100 points after China retaliates to Trump tariffs: Live updates
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 3, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The stock market was headed for another pounding Friday after China retaliated with new tariffs on U.S. goods, raising fears a trade war will tip the globe into a recession. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump tariffs pummel stocks, leaving a trail of red
U.S. President Donald Trump holds “The Trump Card” as he speaks with journalists on board Air Force One en route to Miami, Florida, on April 3, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called liberation day for the country came and went. What, exactly, did his trade plans liberate the world’s largest economy […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump tariffs decimate stocks and the red flows liberally
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 03, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called liberation day for the country came and went. What, exactly, did his trade plans liberate the world’s largest economy from? Leadership of […]
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Small-cap benchmark Russell 2000 becomes first major U.S. stock measure to enter bear market
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City, on April 3, 2025. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Small-cap stocks, which were once thought to be primary beneficiaries of President Donald Trump’s policies, entered bear market territory on Thursday after a […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Damage from tariffs and DOGE cuts is growing visible
A delivery rider passes by a Nike retail store on Dec. 29, 2024, in Chongqing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Trump administration’s radical overhaul of the federal government and economic policy is bleeding into corporate earnings. Nike reported earnings Thursday, and cautioned that it expects sales in its current […]
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CNBC Daily Open: DOGE cuts and tariffs hit Accenture and Nike hard
Nike’s “Just Do It” ad slogan on Feb. 5, 2025, in London, England. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images The Trump administration’s radical overhaul of the federal government and economic policy is bleeding into corporate numbers. Nike reported earnings Thursday, and cautioned that it expects sales in its current quarter to plunge because […]
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Wall Street is betting on the rest of the world in Trump 2.0
President Donald Trump’ s “America First” policies are having the unintended consequence of making the rest of the world suddenly attractive to investors. International stocks outside the U.S. are outperforming in a way they haven’t in years, with the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) and the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) rallying more than […]
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