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The Russell 2000 index, made up of small-cap companies, is close to entering a bear market. Here's what that means.

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Just 20 days ago, the US stock market was sitting at all-time highs. The US economy appeared to be growing at a solid pace. And a recession was nowhere in sight.

When President Trump entered his first term, stocks were steadily marching upward. This time, the trajectory has inverted.

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In 1929, at the start of the stock market crash that inaugurated the Great Depression, Variety ran the famous headline: “WALL ...

A century-old indicator that has helped predict the direction of the U.S. stock market is signaling more pain ahead for battered investors. Here's how it works.

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