History has shown us that large company stocks are generally less volatile than small company stocks (over time), and that smaller company stocks generally have a higher return than large (again, over time).
Finally, note that the market is unusually volatile and that small stocks are most vulnerable amid such turbulence.
Yet in such a volatile market, a small rise in rates could have a disproportionate effect.
Figures show the number of young people killed year-on-year in violent crime is relatively small and volatile - apparently dramatic changes can be statistically misleading.
Fairtrade's price-adjustment mechanism is intended to insulate small producers from volatile commodity markets and the free-trading, no-holds-barred capitalism that multinational companies espouse.
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The one important fact is that fracturing of an individual well emits relatively small amounts of volatile compounds, the material of concern, and some wells emit none at all.
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Investors who are worried, or who are at a stage in their lives when they simply can't handle another downturn, can always reduce their exposure by selling some of their stocks and mutual funds, or by switching from more-volatile stocks, such as small and midsize companies, to high-quality large-capitalization companies.
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Small, illiquid, volatile markets in recession-bound economies: no wonder that many investors doubt it is worth buying such assets.
Small numbers are inherently volatile when it comes to statistical association.
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Investing in small companies is more risky and volatile than investing in large companies.
Orders dipped 0.6% when the volatile transportation sector was excluded, though a small gain was anticipated.
"A small incident can escalate so rapidly in this volatile environment, " says TIME correspondent Terry McCarthy.
The gains achieved during the past, highly volatile twelve months on the markets, though, are small compared with the fund's overall performance.
Because of its small size, the household survey tends to be highly volatile.
Small scale profit taking, they argued, will keep the market volatile.
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Because the sample of households is small relative to the total number of households, the series is notoriously volatile.
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As you know, small businesses are the main job creators and many have reported problems getting credit in this volatile market.
We live in an era of volatile and uncertain markets and dividend stocks have taken on an elevated status among investors, big and small.
The more volatile the returns are, the more distorted the numbers will be so this is an extreme example but even a small difference in returns can have a huge impact.
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