3 Top-Ranked Small-Cap Blend Mutual Funds to Buy Now for High Returns
Risk-loving investors, who give precedence to capital appreciation along with dividend payouts, may consider small-cap blend mutual funds to derive healthy returns. These funds focus on realizing an appreciable amount of capital growth by investing in stocks that are projected to rise over the long term.
Meanwhile, small-cap funds are good choices for investors seeking diversification across different sectors and companies.
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Read MoreUS disrupts Chinese hacking operation targeting NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate and other agencies
The United States has disrupted a Chinese state-sponsored hacking operation that targeted sensitive US government networks, including those of NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Department of Justice and the US Senate, according to the Justice Department.
The Justice Department said it had seized domains linked to two hacking platforms,
August energy winners: Ten stocks posting double-digit monthly gains
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As the month of August 2026 comes to a close, the broader stock market has exhibited a mix of late-summer consolidation and selective sector rotation.
Investors continue to digest shifting macroeconomic data and adjust their portfolios for the final stretch
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Read MoreU.S.-Canadian Trade War Puts Pressure On Businesses And Consumers
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The U.S.-Canada trade war is raising prices for certain products,
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Read MoreStock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures hold steady as the focus turns to Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech
US stock futures were steady in premarket trading on Friday as all eyes turned to the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole Symposium, where Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh is scheduled to speak.
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) and S&P 500 (ES=F) traded roughly flat.
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Will Historic Lows in Market Breadth Trigger a Stocks Crash?
Market concentration refers to periods when a few stocks or a single sector dramatically outperform the rest of the market, driving a disproportionate share of index gains. In such times, market breadth is “narrow” meaning the rally relies on a small cluster of leaders while the majority of stocks lag.
Over the past 50 years,
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1 EV Stock Is Racing Against the Clock
If you’re kicking the tires on ChargePoint Holdings (NYSE: CHPT), you might come away thinking the company is finally turning a corner. After all, its fiscal 2025 results came with plenty of upbeat language around improving margins and leaner operations.
But scratch beneath the surface, and you’ll see a company still bleeding cash,
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Market Precariously Perched at Key Level
As the end of the quarter approaches, how do the markets fare? Zooming out, we can see that the S&P 500 is precariously perched on an uptrending resistance line.
While doomsayers have been lining up to predict the market’s demise for months, it has defied all skeptics and continued its march higher. But now it sits once again at a key threshold level.
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