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Small caps are primed to outperform large caps over the next decade

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images It might be time to buy into small-cap stocks even though they are lagging their large-cap counterparts, some strategists say. The Russell 2000 — which tracks small-cap …

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CEO departures on pace for a record year

WeWork CEO Adam Neumann with wife and founding partner Rebekah Neumann. Chief executives are leaving their posts at a record pace this year. CEO departures hit a record high for the year this month with 1,160 U.S. based companies announcing CEO exits through September, according to business and executive coaching …

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New highs are in store for S&P 500 this year according to this chart

Trick or treat? With stocks already down more than 2% for October, investors might be wondering which side of the spooky settlement they’ll get as they position their portfolios for the end of the year. But the post-Halloween period is likely to bring more treats than tricks for equities, said …

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Turkish President Erdogan confirms military operation in northern Syria has begun

A Syrian boy watches as Turkish military vehicles, part of a US military convoy, take part in joint patrol in the Syrian village of al-Hashisha on the outskirts of Tal Abyad town along the border with Turkey, on October 4, 2019. Delil Souleiman | AFP | Getty Images Turkey has …

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Baird analyst rates Peloton a ‘buy’

Peloton might not turn a profit for five years, but it’s still a buy, according to Baird. On Wednesday the firm initiated coverage on the stock with an outperform rating saying the exercise bike company has “created a better fitness model providing premium content via a vertically integrated digital platform.” …

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Alibaba and Tencent are at a make-or-break level, charts suggest

Chinese stocks are getting burned as trade fears grip Wall Street once again. The BATS stocks – Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent and Sina – have dropped this week as investors temper expectations ahead of U.S.-China trade talks Thursday and Friday. The group also came under pressure Tuesday on reports the Trump administration …

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Chinese tourism growth slows as overseas travel loses its luster

XIAOSHAN AIRPORT, HANGZHOU, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA: An outbound tourist group is waiting for check-in in front of the counter of China Customs. Chinese nationals have become the largest number of foreign tourists visiting other countries in 2015 as the number of outbound visitors crossed 120 million, registering an 11 million …

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How much a $1,000 investment in Google 10 years ago would be worth

On Sept. 27, Google turned 21. The tech giant has a lot to celebrate after more than two decades in business: It’s one of the world’s most visited websites and its name is so popular it’s been deemed a verb in the English dictionary (No, seriously — Google it!). Google’s …

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Another theory on why stocks are under pressure lately: The ‘Warren correction’

There’s a correlation between recent weakness in the stock market — led by certain sectors — and Elizabeth Warren’s surge in the polls, according to some analysts and strategists on Wall Street. One banking analyst, Oppenheimer’s Chris Kotowski, went so far as to title his latest research note “The Warren …

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