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The Nasdaq Composite, the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000 are either bleeding into bear-market territory or teetering on the edge.

The revival in small caps expected from Donald Trump’s America First agenda instead turned into a rout for shares in companies whose fortunes are most closely tied to the US economy.Most Read from Blo ...

Small-cap stocks closed Thursday's session in a bear market. The Russell 2000 index fell 6.6% on Thursday, marking its biggest daily percentage decline since March 2020. The index comprises small ...

Investors want to know how small caps have tended to perform in periods after the Russell 2000 index closed in bear-market territory. History shows that, since 1987, small-cap stocks have ...

The Russell 2000 was on track to close in bear market territory on Thursday. The small-cap index was down 5.5% to 1,933.63, on track to close below the 1,953.62 level that would signify a 20% ...

Small-cap stocks were expected to benefit from the Trump trade but are now being hit hard as the Russell 2000 (^RUT) falls into a bear market, down more than 20% from its all-time high.

Small-cap stocks, once seen as top beneficiaries of President Trump’s policies, on Thursday officially entered bear-market territory. The benchmark Russell 2000 index slumped nearly 22% from its ...

Small-cap stocks, once seen as top beneficiaries of President Trump's policies, on Thursday officially entered bear-market territory. The benchmark Russell 2000 index RUT slumped nearly 22% from ...