After a record rally in U.S. stocks, small-cap stocks are finally joining the fray, ending a slump since the epidemic began. After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, the Russell 2000 rose 2.1% to 2453.36, surpassing its all-time closing high since November 2021 for the first time. The index then partially narrowed its gains, but remains on track to end its longest unrecorded rally since the dotcom bubble. Doug Beath, global equity strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, said the sma...