Fed's rate cut benefits small caps and the stock market
Stock market today: US stocks end mixed but finish the week near record highs after the Fed's first rate cut in 4 years
The Dow closed at a record high on Friday. Investors see more gains ahead as the Fed kicks off a new cycle of easing interest rates.
Fed's rate cut sends stocks to record highs. Where are markets headed from here?
The S&P 500 and the Dow vaulted to record highs one day after the rate cut. Stocks rallied to record highs this week in the aftermath of a jumbo-sized interest rate cut at the Federal Reserve, presenting investors with a key question: Where is the market headed from here?
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Small-Caps Are Outperforming. They Could Be the Stock Market’s Best Bet.
They just got quite the shot in the arm they needed.The Russell 2000 index of small-market-value companies has gained 2.2% on Thursday, just one day after the Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it was cutting the ultrashort term federal-funds rate by half a percentage point and suggested more cuts were on their way.
Sanchez: The Fed's rate cut benefits small caps and the stock market
Gina Sanchez, Chantico Global CEO, discusses investment opportunities following a larger-than-expected Fed rate cut. She also recommended Home Depot for its strong dividend yield and McDonald's for its stability and potential demand growth.
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