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Small-Cap ETFs Just Became The Hot New Trade—Thanks To Powell

Small-cap stocks, which had been underperforming for months, are now gaining investor interest, with the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM) drawing $1.5 billion in new inflows last week, according to FactSet data cited by Etf.com. The rally followed the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole, which indicated that…

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Will Fed Rate Cuts Spark a Small-Cap Stock Rally?

Small-caps, industrials, and financials: IWM & more sectors on watch for September

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Top 5 ETFs and Stocks to Watch as the Fed Eyes Rate Cuts

Powell’s dovish Jackson Hole remarks signal that the Fed could cut rates as early as September, with markets now pricing an 80% chance of a 25 bps cut.

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London's Imperial War Museum defends Holocaust caption criticised by historians

The caption - describing the Nazi Nuremberg Laws as defining Jews by how many “observant” Jewish grandparents they had - has been called misleading by two leading Holocaust historians.

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Imperial War Museum rejects criticism of caption in Holocaust display

Visitor to museum and two eminent historians say wording of information board on Nuremberg race laws is incorrect

The Guardian - UK

Unusual Options Activity: Is the iShares Russell 2000 ETF the Best Way to Play Small Caps?

The iShares Russell 2000 ETF had 48 unusually active options yesterday. The iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF had none. The higher options volume doesn’t make IWM a better bet. Here’s why.

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‘This is your victory’: Churchill’s VE Day radio address to be broadcast by Timothy Spall

Actor joins four days of national events including concerts, church services and a military procession in London

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IWM’s Unusual Options Activity Creates Opportunities for Small-Cap Investors

Although there wasn’t anything exciting to report from Wednesday’s unusual options activity, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF’s unusually active call options from yesterday suggest there are opportunities available for small-cap investors to make a buck over the long haul.

Barchart

Holiday Cheer or Market Fear: Navigating the Year-End Rally

Holiday investor optimism is common, but understanding market history and current market conditions is key before investing in year-end rallies.

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Making friends with the enemy: what stories of soldiers’ unexpected battlefield meetings reveal about the trauma of war

James Brady, serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps in the first world war, struggled to narrate the moment he was taken captive by German soldiers while serving on the western front. In the draft of his memoir, he crossed out and rewrote this section repeatedly.

The Conversation

Ride the Russell 2000 to 3,000 With These 3 Unusually Active Options

The iShares Russell 2000 ETF had 10 of the 100 most unusually active ETFs in Thursday trading. While the Russell 2000 is up nearly 9% in 2024, it trails the S&P 500 by a wide margin. It’s time for the Russell 2000 to stand up and be counted.

Barchart

October in London: nine of the best things to do in town this month

From the best in theatre to new restaurants, pop-ups and international art, here’s everything to eat, see and do this month

Evening Standard

Small-Cap ETFs Are Hot. 5 Unusually Active IWM options. 1 Buy.

Small-cap ETFs are hot now. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF had 54 unusually active options Wednesday with 32 calls and 22 puts. Of those 54, five had Volume to Open Interest of 10.0 or higher. Here’s the best of the bunch.

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3 Top ETFs to Add Small-Cap Stock Exposure

Seeking small-cap equity exposure as Fed rate-cut expectations start to rise? Here are three leading ETFs for small-cap stock investors.

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8 Small Stocks' Amazing Rallies Make Nvidia Look Like A Loser

Small-cap stocks are making inroads against the S&P 500 — including some of its winners like Nvidia. And ETFs offer a way to play the shift.

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1 'Strong Buy' Small-Cap Stock to Scoop Up Now

This small-cap stock has already doubled this year, and bullish analysts see more upside in store. Here's why.

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1 ETF Set to Benefit When the Fed Eventually Cuts Rates

Small-cap stocks look cheap, and this ETF is the easiest way to play the group.

The Guardian - UK

‘He could create beauty out of horror’: the extraordinary life and photography of Tim Hetherington

He joined rebel convoys in Africa and turned his time with GIs in Afghanistan into an Oscar-nominated film. But his subject wasn’t war – it was people. Ahead of a major show, our writer remembers his former colleague

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OPINION - In this time of war and strife, Britain needs the Imperial War Museums more than ever

The echoes of historic conflicts continue to resonate in the scenes we witness each day in the news — and the Imperial War Museums (IWM) contribute to our understanding of not just history, but of present-day war and conflict.

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Small-Cap Stocks Look Ready to Take Off in 2024

Three of the iShares Russell 2000 ETF’s top 10 days for options volume in 2023 have been in December. IWM’s unusual options activity on Thursday points to a big year for small caps in 2024. Here’s why you don’t want to miss out.

Barchart

Ride the Russell 2000 to 2,000 With These 3 IWM Options

The Russell 2000 is up less than 3% year-to-date, one-seventh the performance of the S&P 500. However, it’s been identical in the past month, which suggests a run to 2,000 for the Russell 2000 is not out of the question.

Barchart

Is the Russell 2000’s Unusual Options Activity Signaling It’s Time to Buy Smaller Companies?

Don’t be put off by Friday’s options volume put/call ratio for the Russell 2000 iShares ETF. Everything I’m looking at tells me the markets are signaling it’s time to buy small caps.

Evening Standard

IWM Blavatnik Art, Film & Photography Galleries: the power of the image, from warning to weapon of war

Five new galleries display 500 works from the IWM’s collection which show the power of imagery to question and influence thinking about conflict

The Guardian - UK

‘When is it too early to teach your kids about genocide?’ Inside the Imperial War Museum’s harrowing new galleries

From the Somme to Afghanistan and Iraq, 500 works capture a century of warfare at the museum’s new Blavatnik art, film and photography galleries. You could spend days in its screening rooms alone, says our writer

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Stock Market Indexes March Higher As Microsoft Jumps On Earnings; Leading Insurer Reclaims Buy Point

Everest Group has been moving sideways since topping at 395 in February with a pattern that has elements of a saucer base.

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