Small-cap stocks haven't been this volatile in nearly a year. What it means for the long-suffering segment.

U.S. small-cap stocks looked ready to take off this year after a mostly lackluster 2023 — but volatility greeted investors over the past week, as uncertainty on when the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates crept back on Wall Street after a mixed batch of January inflation data.

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