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During times of global strife, it's in security and defense stocks.

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Thill writes that the company is well-balanced by both geography and customer segment, and adds that security stocks tend to outperform in slowing economic environments as security budgets tend to less vulnerable to IT spending cuts.

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Malian and Nigerien security sources also reported the strikes, saying two Islamist bases with fuel stocks and weapon dumps near Gao had been destroyed.

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According to the Center for Research in Security Prices, microcaps outperform small caps and large-caps stocks over time, although returns deviate by wider degrees.

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Technology stocks remained at the fore, with Internet security firm Qihoo 360 Technology leading the way and returning 104%, thanks in large part to the best first-day pop (134%) since fellow Chinese company Youku.com leaped 161% when it debuted Dec. 8, according to Renaissance Capital.

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