History shows that the golden cross has usually preceded potential further gains or bullish trends in the small-cap benchmark index. Since 1985, the Russell 2000 has, on average, traded higher three ...

The Leading Economic Index, or LEI, published Monday by research group The Conference Board, declined 0.3% to 98.8 in June, a stronger fall than the 0.2% expected by a consensus of economists polled ...

Several factors are behind the concern, including that the economy has been growing since the second half of 2020.