Interest in Small-Caps Continues to Surge
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The Russell 2000 is on the move higher again Tuesday, outpacing the gains for major stock indexes.
The morning’s trading follows a surge in interest in smaller shares. DataTrek Research said in a note Monday that, based on Google Trends, searches for “IWM“—the iShares Russell 2000 exchange-traded fund—recently jumped to multiyear highs.
That comes as the index itself has climbed lately, outperforming the S&P 500 over the past month and, according to Goldman Sachs research, posting its best performance against the Nasdaq 100 since 2002 in a recent two-week period.
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Some of their recent rise can be attributed to investors’ belief that interest-rate cuts are on the horizon, since lower rates can benefit smaller companies that often carry more debt than their larger counterparts. Second-quarter earnings, however, could take some steam out of smaller shares if they point toward a weaker second half—especially, perhaps, if big companies turn in stronger results.
DataTrek believes small caps can continue to perform. “When that interest and capital flows to an entire segment of the market, we have trouble dismissing it outright as a fad,” its note read. “No doubt U.S. small caps will be volatile over the next few months, but we still believe they can do well” over the balance of the third quarter.
GE Aerospace Jumps on Strong Earnings, Guidance Boost
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GE Aerospace (GE) shares jumped in early trading Tuesday after the company’s second-quarter results exceeded expectations as orders surged.
The aerospace parts maker posted a 4% increase in revenue to $9.1 billion, while net income came in at $1.4 billion.
The company now projects a full-year operating profit between $6.5 billion and $6.8 billion, up from the previous range of $6.2 billion to $6.6 billion. Earnings per share are seen in a range of $3.95 to $4.20, compared to the previous range of $3.80 to $4.05.
Analysts have said that GE Aerospace could be well-positioned to benefit from the growth of the aerospace industry, and that the company’s wide array of products and customers could allow it to weather production difficulties experienced by any one company like Boeing (BA).
The other two former General Electric divisions, GE Vernova (GEV) and GE HealthCare (GEHC), report earnings Wednesday and next week, respectively.
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GE Aerospace shares were up more than 8% in mid-morning trading. The stock has gained nearly 75% since the start of the year.
Spot Ether ETFs Start Trading Tuesday
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Nine spot ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds started trading on U.S. exchanges today. They can be found on Nasdaq, NYSE Arca, and Cboe BZX.
The spot ether ETFs are intended to offer exposure to the price of the ether held by the funds. Ether is the underlying cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network, the second-largest crypto network when measured by market cap.
Buyers of the ETFs are purchasing shares of funds that hold ether on behalf of their shareholders. Different spot ether ETFs use different sources of data when it comes to pricing ether.
Read more here about the launch of spot ether ETFs.
UPS Shares Plunge to 4-Year Low After Earnings
3 hr 36 min ago
Shares of United Parcel Service (UPS) tumbled in early trading Tuesday after the shipping giant reported disappointing second-quarter earnings amid a continued pullback from pandemic highs for package deliveries.
Revenue from the company’s shipping operations fell just over 1% from the same time last year to $21.8 billion, while net income dropped 32% to $1.41 billion. The top and bottom lines both fell short of analysts’ expectations.
UPS now projects full year revenue of $93 billion, compared to a previously projected range of $92 billion to $94.5 billion. The company also lowered projections for its adjusted operating margin to roughly 9.4% for the year, below previous projections of 10% to 10.6%.
UPS shares were down 12%, leading S&P 500 decliners, trading at their lowest level in four years.
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Major Indexes Pointing to Lower Open
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Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 0.1%.
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S&P 500 futures were also down 0.1%.
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Nasdaq 100 futures were off 0.3%.
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