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Provided by Dow Jones By Mark Hulbert Contrary to reports in recent years that the small-cap effect has disappeared, it's actually alive and well. We've just been looking for it in all the wrong places. The small-cap effect refers to the long-term tendency of small-capitalization stocks to outperform the large-caps. Since the mid-1920s, according to data from Dartmouth finance professor Kenneth French, the 10% of stocks with the smallest market caps have beaten the largest 10% of stocks by an annualized margin of 2.4 percentage points. Much of the past two...

Weekend reads: The streaming services worth paying for in 2021 MarketWatch 1/2/2021 TOP TEN As you bring in the new year, it may help you to think along these lines: “Things will be better tomorrow.” It may take longer than that, but after so much personal loss during a pandemic that has affected nearly everyone, there is hope that during 2021 the crisis will end. With so much on your mind, reconsidering your streaming services may be overlooked. But money saved is money in your pocket. Mike Murphy continually monitors the competing streaming services for cost and quality. Here are his ...

‘Santa Claus’ rally has begun. Why few 7-session stretches are better for the stock market. MarketWatch 12/28/2020 THE TELL Santa Claus may not be coming to town due to the pandemic, but he will pay a socially distant visit to Wall Street equity traders if history is any guide. Stocks have performed exceedingly well during a seasonal period that includes the year’s last five trading days and the first two sessions of the new year, in what’s come to be known as the “Santa Claus” rally. That period, which started lastThursday this year, is considered one of the best seven-day st...

US Treasury yields edge lower on Christmas Eve (SPY +0.2%). Russian crude oil exports drop 10% in January-October. Here is the current market situation from CNN Money European markets finished broadly higher on Wednesday with shares in Germany leading the region. The DAX is up 1.26% while France's CAC 40 is up 1.11% and London's FTSE 100 is up 0.10%. What Is Moving the Markets Here are the headlines moving the markets. 8 New Energy Technologies That Will Blow Your Mind New energy tech is undergoing a metamorphosis at breakneck speed, whether its the stock-boosting driverless Apple car or ...

Santa Claus may not be coming to town due to the pandemic, but he will pay a socially distant visit to Wall Street equity traders if history is any guide. Stocks have performed exceedingly well during a seasonal period that includes the year’s last five trading days and the first two sessions of the new year, in what’s come to be known as the “Santa Claus” rally. That period, which started lastThursday this year, is considered one of the best seven-day stretches for equities in any point in a year, boasting an average return of 1.3%, the second best performance among any...