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The Russell 2000 benchmark entered a bear market on Thursday, down more than 20% from a 52-week high. The index’s decline ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average enters correction territory, and the S&P 500 teeters on the edge of a bear market.

Small-cap stocks closed Thursday's session in a bear market. The Russell 2000 index fell 6.6% on Thursday, marking its ...

Small-cap stocks, once seen as top beneficiaries of President Donald Trump’s policies, have now officially entered ...

With a pair of U.S. stock indexes already in a bear market, investors should be on alert for more potential pain to come in ...

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% decline ...

The Russell 2000 measure of small-cap stocks fell into a bear market after Trump outlined U.S. reciprocal tariffs. Read more ...

The Russell 2000 index has officially entered bear market territory, falling more than 20% from its all-time high in late ...

The president’s tariff announcement Wednesday roiled global financial markets with economists rapidly raising the odds for recessions in economies around the world. Small caps were supposed to benefit ...

President Trump's tariff fight has jolted global markets, driving large swings in global stocks, precious metals and the ...

In fact, the Russell 2000, which is widely considered to be the most comprehensive index of small-cap stocks, has now officially fallen into bear market territory. The day after the tariff ...