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US stocks fall for a fifth day as Treasuries retreat

Bloomberg US stocks fell for a fifth day as Treasury yields resumed their upward march and investors grew increasingly concerned about the effects of the trade war with China. Oil held near $75 a barrel as a major hurricane headed for the Florida Panhandle. The S&P 500 headed for its longest slide since Donald Trump’s election win on rising concern …

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Indian stocks rebound from a six-month low

Bloomberg Indian stocks rebounded as some investors judged the recent selloff as excessive after the benchmark index closed at a six-month low. The S&P BSE Sensex rose 1.4 percent to 34,760.89 at close in Mumbai after a technical indicator fell below a level that some investors see as a signal to buy shares. Seventeen of 19 sector sub-indexes compiled by …

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JPMorgan: Dumping small stocks at recessions a mistake

Bloomberg Avoiding smaller stocks around recessions may be a big error. While US small-cap and midcap equities have historically underperformed large caps during recession-linked down- turns, the gap pales in comparison with smaller stocks’ superior returns over a full economic cycle, according to a note from JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists led by Eduardo Lecubarri. They say an economic contraction …

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