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Over the next ten years, Mark Cooper of MAC Alpha Capital Management predicts that small-cap value equities in developed markets will do significantly better than the S&P 500. Usually, a bull market is at or close to a record high. In addition to highlighting potential entry points, relative values can give investors more insightful alerts about whether a market is overvalued. Mark Cooper, the chief investment officer of Tampa, Florida-based MAC Alpha Capital Management, advises investors to avoid buying stocks that are expensive in comparison to their revenue. Additionally, he believes that small-cap overseas value equities have a chance to…

Although performance has been improving recently and the Fed’s easing cycle is anticipated to improve prospects for the asset class, the Russell 2000 has only returned 7% so far in 2025. One hedge fund that focuses on small-cap stocks has been outperforming the majority of them this year, despite the fact that large-cap megatech stocks have dominated the investment scene in recent years. In July, Grow Funds LLC produced an impressive monthly return of 25%. August was nearly as amazing, too. By the end of last month, the fund had risen 96% so far this year, compared to the Russell…

Over the past 20 years, Playboy’s company has grown significantly in terms of licensing apparel and accessories bearing the Playboy name, especially in China. In recent years, there had been significant drops in revenue due to a protracted legal battle with a former Chinese partner. Playboy has some exciting news. The long-running media and lifestyle brand has gained a huge legal victory in a bruising struggle with its former main partner in China that had resulted in the loss of over two-thirds of the company’s licensing revenue. An arbitration court in Hong Kong has granted Playboy Inc. (PLBY) $81 million,…

As a group of important producers inside the bloc indicated they will start to unwind a second tranche of production curbs of 1.65 million barrels per day, OPEC+ will boost output by 137,000 barrels per day in October. In what many experts have seen as an attempt to regain market dominance, the eight-member group—which includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Algeria, Kuwait, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Oman—has already committed to unwinding 2.2 million barrels per day of voluntary cuts by the end of September, one year ahead of schedule. The September rise of 547,000 barrels per day was the…

The biggest business that qualified for inclusion in the S&P 500 was AppLovin. Finally, Robinhood Markets Inc. received approval, and later this month it will enter the S&P 500. The financial technology business (HOOD), AppLovin Corp. (APP), and Emcor Group Inc. (EME) will all be included in the index before the market opens on September 22, according to a statement released late Friday by S&P Dow Jones Indices. On the stock-market benchmark, those businesses will take the place of MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX), Caesars Entertainment Inc. (CZR), and Enphase Energy Inc. (ENPH). Some of the biggest American corporations are included…

International Markets Gain a Little as Fed Rate-Cut Expectations Increase While the dollar weakened and oil prices increased, U.S. stock futures and international equities reported slight gains at the beginning of the week. Analysis: ECB Will Remain on Hold and Provide Minimal Insights into the Future Rate Path At its policymakers’ meeting on Thursday, the European Central Bank is expected to maintain its benchmark interest rate at its current level for the second consecutive meeting. Following Ishiba’s departure, Japanese markets prepare for the next political shift. Political unpredictability is anticipated to increase as a result of Japan’s prime minister’s departure.…

What kind of weather is it today? To respond to this question, you don’t have to be a meteorologist. Simply glance out the window. For macroeconomists, this luxury is not available. It will take till the end of July to release the first official GDP estimate for this quarter. Actually, we still don’t know the GDP for the previous quarter! We are drowning in statistics on every facet of the economy, including employment, production, sales, inventory, and more, while we wait for these vital figures. Economists at trading desks, central banks, and the media rely on processing this data to…

Head for alternative asset managers in the last quarter of 2025 The market reaction to Friday’s dour nonfarm payrolls data could have been worse. Sure, it’s not good to see stocks hit a fresh record high only to finish down on the day. But the S&P 500 SPX nevertheless closed well off session lows to sit only a fraction shy of its peak. Encouraging this investor stoicism is undoubtedly the hope that a sharp economic deterioration can be avoided but that the soft labor data makes it much easier for the Federal Reserve to continually reduce official borrowing costs. A…

Broadcom Inc. now thinks that AI will bring in $12 billion this year, but that bigger prediction wasn’t enough to make shares go up in late Thursday trading. Broadcom AVGO -0.84% missed its overall revenue estimate for the current quarter by a small amount, which caused shares to drop more than 3% during the extended session. Broadcom had previously predicted that AI would bring in more than $11 billion. Head of the company, Hock Tan, said in a statement that Ethernet networking and custom processors for AI data centers will help AI grow. Broadcom made $13.07 billion in sales in…

Bank of America Corp. (BAC) shares fell 0.89% to $40.14 on Thursday, which was a bad day for trading on the stock market as a whole. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) fell 0.30% to 5,503.41, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell 0.54% to 40,755.75. The stock had lost money for three days in a row. Bank of America Corp. ended the day $4.30 less than its 52-week high of $44.44, which it hit on July 17th. On Thursday, the company did not do as well as some of its competitors. For example, JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM -0.78%…