Markets

Wall Street Review: Large Caps Slip, Small Caps Hold Rally

Mixed economic and corporate headlines, along with profit-taking ahead of September, fueled market volatility.
Wall Street Review: Large Caps Slip, Small Caps Hold Rally
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 26, 2025. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Panos Mourdoukoutas
|Updated:
0:00

Wall Street ended the past volatile week mixed. Large caps ended with slight losses, retreating from record highs, while small caps held on to the rally of the previous two weeks amid mixed economic and corporate headlines.

Profit-taking ahead of September, which has historically been a choppy month for equities, added to market volatility.

Panos Mourdoukoutas
Panos Mourdoukoutas
Author
Panos Mourdoukoutas is a professor of economics at Long Island University in New York City. He also teaches security analysis at Columbia University. He’s been published in professional journals and magazines, including Forbes, Investopedia, Barron's, IBT, and Journal of Financial Research. He’s also the author of many books, including “Business Strategy in a Semiglobal Economy” and “China's Challenge.”