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Wall Street Review: Small Caps Outperform as Bond Yields Ease

Small-cap stocks outperformed this week as investors rotated out of the volatile AI trade and into interest-rate-sensitive sectors, helped by a retreat in Treasury yields.  The Russell 2000 gained 2 percent for the week, leading the major U.S. equity indexes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.41 percent to close Friday at 52,215. The S&P 500 fell 0.47 percent to 7,623, its weekly low, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.71 percent, ending…

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Nasdaq Plunges Over 2.5% but Cratering Yields Modestly Lift the Dow, Russell: Oct. 22, 2026

Tech stocks are plunging as lackluster earnings reports spark AI slowdown worries with investors increasingly unsure about the return prospects of the massive investments.