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U.S. stock futures declined on Thursday in premarket hours after hitting fresh highs on Wednesday. The futures of all the four major indices were trading lower. November inflation data was in line with analyst expectations, shooting up the probability of a further 25 basis point rate cut in...

The Federal Reserve’s recent 50 basis point rate cut marks a notable shift in monetary policy, with significant implications for both the U.S. economy and global markets. Fund managers and strategists are weighing in on what this means for investors and what to expect next. KraneShares: Fed'...

The U.S. equity market is the largest publicly traded securities market in the world. The rebalance happens, simply put, because markets change and evolve. The annual reconstitution ensures that the Russell U.S. Indexes are recast to reflect changes in the U.S. equity markets over the preceding...

October marks the beginning of the calendar fourth quarter. Investors have been on a wild ride in 2018, but U.S. stocks have performed well overall. However, a lot could change in three months time. Key Themes Russell Investments recently outlined what it sees as the key themes and catalysts for...

Amid expensive valuations, Stephen Wood of Russell Investments recommends investors to sell the rallies. "You would want to sell the rallies right now. Valuations in the short term looks expensive," Wood said on CNBC. In the medium term and long term, however, Wood said valuations will become "very...

Family offices are organizations set up to invest for wealthy families so as to generate income, protect assets and produce returns that top the market. Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED) is a publicly traded utility that can accomplish all of those objectives. Here are three reasons why family offices...

Sometimes the headline says it all. Espey Manufacturing and Electric (NYSE: ESP) is a high-yield, low-beta small cap with no debt. Those are three very compelling reasons for long term investors to consider the stock. It also has superior features to much larger firms in its sector, such as...

Here's something to mull over: Research by Russell Investments found that stocks that were the least volatile and the least risky performed the best over time. In other words, low-risk equities returned the highest rewards to investors. According to two studies by Russell Investments, the first...

Shares of the Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF (NYSE: GREK), the lone ETF devoted to the "G" in the infamous PIIGS acronym, are off by more than three percent following news released late last week that index provider Russell Investments has demoted Greece to emerging markets status. Russell, one of...