This tiny market segment has tripled in value since 2000 while large-growth stocks have suffered.
While large companies, like Amazon and Wal-Mart, have huge budgets and teams dedicated to data analytics, most do not.
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Small caps were up 2%, while large caps followed closely behind gaining 1.9%.
Such funds have however gone out of favor this year while large cap growth funds have emerged as leaders.
While large- and mid-cap stocks were generally held in ETFs, many smaller international companies and micro-caps are not covered yet.
The plaintiffs say the size of the class, while large, results from Wal-Mart's status as the nation's largest corporate employer.
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While large telecom companies have restructured, small and medium-sized companies have consolidated, leading many companies to "defer capital spending", 3Com said.
Middle Eastern and hedge funds players are reported sellers on the topside while large barrier options below at 1.28 and 1.2825 continue to define some support.
While large businesses are certainly more likely to be able to absorb these costs, the conversation surrounding the FMLA is never just about the status quo.
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While large distributions coupled with a small salary may increase the likelihood of IRS scrutiny, there is no requirement that all profits be paid out as compensation.
One bright note came from small- and mid-size businesses, those with 499 employees or less, which saw employment growing by 84, 000, while large business saw a drop of 26, 000.
Perino, analyzing 232 class action settlements, found that union funds showed no evidence of playing law firms against one another to drive down fees, while large state funds did.
And while large-scale robberies are relatively rare, nearly every nickel-and-dime dealer has a story to tell about small-time thugs who make off with a couple thousand dollars' worth of merchandise.
Winn Dixie in Florida had its FuelPerks program while large national chain SuperValu gives discounts to loyalty card members based on store purchases and offers coupons in select markets.
While large retailers and restaurants have made significant investments in costly mobile ordering, mobile checkout and customer engagement solutions in recent years, they've left small merchants searching for a way to compete.
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The Bears harassed erstwhile Heisman Trophy candidate Collin Klein into three interceptions while large men named Glasco and Lache ran over the Wildcats for nearly 300 yards en route to a 52-24 victory.
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Sales of CAD software to midsize companies are growing 15%, while large-company sales are expanding at a piddling 5% a year, says Gearoid Smyth, global marketing director of PTC, a CAD maker formerly known as Parametric Technology.
The damage has already forced the closing of factories by Nissan, Toyota, and Sony, as well as several oil refineries, while large agricultural areas were wiped out, which can only add to concerns about rising food prices.
While large-scale desalination is not uncommon in those parts of the world where natural water resources are scarce -- such as Texas and Australia -- the UAE is by some margin, according to Iannelli, the industry's most active player.
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They can craft settlements that pay pennies to their ostensible clients while securing large fees for themselves.
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While some large integrated companies like Exxon Mobil did well, peers like Chevron suffered on downstream weakness.
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While companies large and small continue to shrink their workforces, the federal government remains on a steady hiring course across the country.
While many large tech companies, such as International Business Machines Corp.
While a large majority of French people support the ban on smoking in public, two-thirds say cigarettes should be allowed in cafes and tobacco bars.
While most large economies saw output decline in 2009, the brands on our list fared a little better, with sales, on average, flat in 2009.
We find it very frustrating that some people can own several properties while a large proportion of people in our situation cannot even buy one.
Legg Mason Value Trust has lost more than 29% this year, while its large-blend peers are down about 13% in the period, according to Morningstar.
The trick is to derive insights that answer necessary business questions while unfathomably large amounts of data are screaming past your business at tremendous speed.
The two fields of novel materials and brain research are described as fulfilling the criteria for the funding by being "ambitious and risky" while promising large returns.
Hydrogen is conventionally produced by steam reforming natural gas, a process that wastes some of the energy stored in the gas while releasing large amounts of CO2.
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