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The Russell 2000 is the standard benchmark for small-cap investing, but three dividend-paying funds quietly left it behind over five years using very different methods to weed out the index’s weakest companies.

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The tug-of-war between “prices and interest rates” is intensifying once again in the UK. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September 2026 rose 3.5% from the same month last year, accelerating from 3.1% in August. While the policy interest rate remains on hold at 3.75%, three out of nine members at the Bank of England (BOE) September meeting supported a hike to 4.00%.

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Social Security retirees could face automatic benefit cuts in the coming years, with estimates differing on the timing and size. The Congressional Budget Office projects the retirement trust fund could be depleted in mid-2032, with cuts reaching 26 percent. Other predictions put cuts at 24 percent, averaging $500 a month for beneficiaries, with potentially larger reductions in nearly 30 states.

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The results of the midterm elections will play a role in shaping the future of Social Security as the safety net program’s projected insolvency looms in 2032 and would require entitlement reforms to prevent automatic benefit cuts.

 » Read more about: Why Social Security reform could test Trump, Democrats on bipartisan compromise before 2028  »

President Donald Trump on Wednesday celebrated a record high in the stock market, which followed Republicans losing control of both chambers of Congress in the midterms.

“Stock Market just hit another Record High — 91 Days in just a short period of time — Less than two years. Your 401(k)s are through the roof.

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(Bloomberg) — While US midterm election results historically bode well for stocks regardless of which party wins, some Wall Street strategists are warning clients to temper their bullishness this time around.

From a fundamental perspective, there is the threat of a corporate earnings slowdown due to tougher federal and state oversight of the artificial intelligence industry by newly empowered Democrats.

 » Read more about: Stock-Market Gains Are Weakest After Midterm Results Like These  »

Conservative sports analyst and political pundit Clay Travis spent Election Day insisting that the blue wave the polls had been anitcipating wasn’t actually going to arrive. Travis was confident, claiming that he had the numbers to justify that confidence. As the polls began closing , however, it quickly became apparent how wildly off the mark he was.

 » Read more about: Clay Travis explains why ‘stock market is soaring’ after Democrats’ dominance despite being ridiculously wrong about midterms  »

Is a stock market crash on the way? The short answer to that is yes, because it’s bound to happen at some point. The longer answer is more complicated, because there are signs it could happen soon, but it’s unknown.

Long-term investors know that a crash is part and parcel of investing,

 » Read more about: If a Stock Market Crash Comes in November, You&#039;ll Rest Easy Owning This 50-Year Dividend King  »

News has been reported that the Democratic Party has regained the majority in the House of Representatives in the US midterm elections.

While it is reported as a blow to President Trump, hasn’t it been the case in the US that the Republican and Democratic parties have repeatedly alternated in dominance?

 » Read more about: If the Democratic Party wins the US midterm elections, will the economy suffer?  »

Options traders make a series of trades post election …

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