The small-cap Russell 2000 finished Thursday's session with its first record close in almost four years, as all three major U.S. stock indexes also ended at all-time highs. Investor sentiment got a ...

Since March 2021, on a total return basis, small cap stocks have underperformed large cap stocks by almost 60%, according to Bloomberg. This case was bolstered by today's price action, which followed ...

The tickers might not be as exciting as the big tech behemoths dominating headlines, but small-cap stocks in the Russell 2000 (^RUT) index are starting to see real earnings growth after a year of ...

The small-cap Russell 2000 was on track for another record closing high on Friday, its first since Sept. 18, Dow Jones Market Data showed. That previous closing record was a big milestone for the ...

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Small-company stocks are mounting another comeback—but there are better ways to play them than the Russell 2000. The small-cap index, whose members have an average market value of about $4 billion, ...

Few investing phenomena have been as consistent as the tendency for quality small caps—thought of as those with positive earnings, less debt, and lower volatility—to outperform the broader small-cap ...