lag
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Oil prices are already reflecting loads of bad news—and oil stocks have lagged behind the market.
From Barron's
October’s results are among the weakest since mid-2023, Nicholas Godec, S&P Dow Jones Indices’ head of fixed income tradeables and commodities, said in a statement noting that price growth lags inflation.
From Barron's
October’s results are among the weakest since mid-2023, Nicholas Godec, S&P Dow Jones Indices’ head of fixed income tradeables and commodities, said in a statement noting that price growth lags inflation.
From Barron's
But smaller regional banks have lagged behind as a group.
From MarketWatch
The stock has risen 13% this year so far through Monday’s close, lagging behind the 18% gain for the S&P 500 index.
From Barron's
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