Small-Cap Selloff on Rate Fears
Stocks of smaller companies are taking heavy hits due to growing worries about the strength of the economy and rising interest rates.
Too little corroboration in the last 3 days to call a trend (8 articles). Watching for it to gain traction.
"The Russell 2000 fell 2.3% Friday, sharper than some of the smaller stocks."
"The Russell 2000 index of small stocks fell a market-leading 2.3%. Smaller companies often feel the bite of high borrowing costs more because many need to borrow to grow."
"The market-leading index of small stocks fell a sharpest strength than the S&P 500."
"Stocks of smaller companies, meanwhile, took heavy hits. That's typical when worries are growing about the strength of the economy and about interest rates rising."
"Stocks of smaller companies, meanwhile, took the heaviest losses. That's typical when worries are growing about the strength of the economy and about interest rates rising. The Russell 2000 index of the smallest stocks fell 2.7%."
"Stocks of smaller companies, meanwhile, took the heaviest losses. That's typical when worries are growing about the strength of the economy and about interest rates rising."
"Stocks of smaller companies, meanwhile, took heavy hits. That's typical when worries are growing about the strength of the economy and about interest rates rising."
"Stocks of smaller companies, meanwhile, took heavy hits. That's typical when worries are growing about the strength of the economy and about interest rates rising."