Better Investing Magazine notes financials are under re-rating pressure. Regional bank ETFs dipped 2.1% as higher-for-longer rates squeeze net interest margins, though large-cap banks benefit from robust trading revenue in fixed income markets. 17 hours ago · Saturday Night Live recap: Bad Bunny trolls MAGA over halftime show as season premiere hits Trump’s late- night crackdown - SNL skewered Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump tonight, while host Bad ... Dillard’s eventually recovered from that big acquisition, but it never attempted another and has kept debt to a minimum since. It closed a few stores a year for a stretch in the 2000s, and eventually the fleet went back to its earlier size, as did top-line revenue. Today, Dillard’s store count is roughly where it was in 2004, while Macy’s is undertaking yet another round of closings, this one involving 150 of its stores in the next three years. Better Investing Magazine’s small-cap tracking shows the Russell 2000 breaking a sideways trend, adding 4.4% over two weeks. Market breadth in smaller equities has improved, hinting at potential catch-up plays if macro data stays resilient.
