The consumer discretionary sector (XLY) rose over 6% in the second quarter, lagging the broader markets amid shifting consumer spending trends. Consumer spending revived in June after showing signs of ...

Asia consumption recovery: gradual but uneven. Private consumption across Asia remained subdued in 2025, reflecting soft real ...

By Gaurav Dogra and Ankur Banerjee July 1 (Reuters) - Foreign investors sold Asian equities at the fastest pace in at least ...

While the "Magnificent Seven" received considerable attention in 2025, only two of the seven stocks actually outperformed the broader benchmark, the S&P 500. Toward the end of the year, investors grew ...

The Dogs of the Dow strategy doesn’t always work. Often, it can lead investors to a laggard poised to lag behind for yet another year. Still, screening the worst-performing (or highest-yielding) names ...

Despite XLK's 33.2% YTD surge, five tech laggards including PLTR, TEAM, TOST, U, and ROP show growth potential on AI and ...

In trading on Friday, metals & mining shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.7%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Ivanhoe Electric, off about 7.6% and shares of American ...

The FTSE/JSE All Share Index is down 3.6% since the end of March, the most since the three months through September 2023.

Some laggards from 2024 could be due for a swing to the upside in the new year, according to Jefferies. "Similar to Momentum's strength, dispersion between winners & losers has been much wider than ...

Several stocks in the Magnificent Seven underperformed the broader market in 2025. Investors have been concerned about the valuations of AI stocks and sizeable AI-related capital expenditures. However ...