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The stock market has turned in some very robust returns in the past couple of years, which is starting to attract new ...

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The Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF ( VFMO 0.09%) narrowly beat the S&P 500 in 2024. But it is already up 6.3% year to date ...

DeepSeek sell-off - as it happened: Nvidia notches record $589bn market cap wipeout; Trump calls Chinese start-up’s model a ‘wake-up call’ on facebook (opens in a new window) DeepSeek sell-off - as it ...

Small-cap stocks appear riskier after interest rates in the bond market recently spiked, with the Russell 2000 index now in correction territory. The Russell 2000 index RUT, a broad gauge of ...