^RUT - Russell 2000
| Previous close | 1,535.80 |
| Open | 1,535.32 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Day's range | 1,522.42 - 1,535.32 |
| 52-week range | 1,266.92 - 1,742.09 |
| Avg. volume | 34,652,087 |
- Barrons.com•2 days ago
The Dow Gains Again as a Decision Looms for the Federal Reserve
THE TRADER Bad news poured down this past week, yet the market kept on dancing in the rain. There was bad geopolitical news as the U.S. blamed Iran for attacking two tankers carrying petroleum products.
- Barrons.com•5 days ago
Small Stocks Are Getting Crushed Because Big Is Beautiful
With the exception of a two-month period in January and February, the Russell 2000 index has been declining steadily versus the S&P 500.
- Financial Times•5 days ago
Global equities head into thinner air
FT subscribers can click here to receive Market Forces every day by email. Equity markets are pushing towards a test of their April and early-May peaks. Optimism about a US and China trade deal has faded, with risk assets leaning heavily on the bond market's call for central bank easing in the coming months.
- Barrons.com•7 days ago
No, Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Really Going to Wreck the Economy
Can people please stop talking complete, unmitigated claptrap on the subject of President Donald Trump, Mexican tariffs and the U.S. economy? The panic over the last few days about possible Mexican tariffs is even more ridiculous than the panic we had last month about the China tariffs — and that was bad enough. The S&P 500 is now higher than it was just before Trump shook his little fist at the Mexicans.
- Barrons.com•17 days ago
Stocks Are Dangerously Close to a Classic ‘Sell’ Signal
The S&P 500 is close to breaching its 200-day moving average. That would trigger a closely watched sell signal, potentially setting off a broader alarm, selling pressure, and further falls.
- Barrons.com•22 days ago
Trading Ahead of the Latest Russell Index Rebalancing
One of the highest trading-volume days on U.S. stock markets each year falls in late June, when FTSE Russell rebalances its closely followed collection of U.S. equity indexes
Bloomberg•24 days agoU.S. Small-Cap Rout Shows They're No Haven From Trade Turmoil
Stocks in the Russell 2000 Index were among the hardest hit in a broad equity rout as traders dug in for a protracted dispute between the U.S. and China. A tumble of as much as 1.9% had the gauge poised to close below its 50-day, 100-day and 200-day moving averages for the first time since the market recovered from last year’s sell-off. The rationale was that smaller U.S. companies that get a lesser portion of their sales from overseas won’t be as hurt by tariffs.
- FX Empire•26 days ago
US Stock Market Overview – Stock Rebound Led by Energy and Technology
Housing starts dip as mortgage rates rebound
- FX Empire•last month
US Stock Market Overview – Stock Decline on Rising Trade Concerns
Stocks finish the week on a down note
- FX Empire•last month
US Stock Market Overview – Stocks Rally Led by Financials, Walmart and Cisco Post Robust Financial Results
Strong housing starts and declining jobless claims lift shares
- FX Empire•last month
US Stock Market Overview – Stocks Rebound Led by Energy, Utilities Lag
Trade tensions continue to buoy volatility
- FX Empire•last month
US Stock Market Overview – Stocks Tumble on Trade Fears
The VIX closes above 20 for the first time since January
- FX Empire•last month
Trade Talks Fail, Futures Fall Hard, Global Equities Market Is On Edge
Trade talks fail, markets shed -2.0% in early trading, the bear market has started.
- Barrons.com•last month
Tariffs Are Back — and So Is the Stock Market
STOCK ALERT 3:30 p.m. At 12:01 a.m. ET Friday morning, tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods imported to the U.S. rose to 25%, sending stocks down at Friday’s open. A presidential tweet suggesting that negotiators from the world’s two largest economies were in no rush to reach a deal pushed them further into the red.
- FX Empire•last month
US Stock Market Overview – Stocks Slip but Rebound From There Lows Follow Trump Comments
Stocks continue to slip as tariff deadline approaches
- FX Empire•last month
Trade Talks Roil Markets, Volatility Rises, Tariff Threats Loom Closer
Renewed trade fears weigh on stocks, Liu He is still expected in Washington but an end to trade disputes is far from likely.
- FX Empire•last month
US Stock Market Overview – Stocks Whipsaw Following Trump Threatening Tweets
Safe haven assets gain traction
- Barrons.com•last month
The Dow Dropped 122 Points, but Small-Cap Stocks Gained. That’s Good News.
Small-cap stocks are thought to be more exposed to the U.S. economy than their larger counterparts, so their rise might indicate that investors are more worried about economic growth abroad than at home.
- FX Empire•last month
US Stock Market Overview – Stocks Drop, Despite Robust Productivity Gains
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