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

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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 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 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 ...

The Russell 2000 (RTY) sank into a bear market Thursday, the first key gauge of U.S. stocks to drop at least 20% from its most-recent closing high, with the Trump administration’s plan for ...

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 ...

The small-cap Russell 2000 index (RUT) has become the first major U.S. index to enter a bear market, defined as a decline of 20% or more from ...

The Russell 2000 previously neared bear market territory in March against the backdrop of a monthlong market sell-off spurred by uncertainty surrounding Trump's tariffs plans and growing concern ...