The widely followed Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is the standard by which stock market performance in the U.S. is often ...

2024 was a memorable year for the broad market index, which posted a gain of 23.31%, building on the 24.2% return in 2023.

The yield of the S&P 500 is around its lowest level in 25 years, with well-known index funds like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ( ...

The index fell just one percent from its previous week's close, ending at 6,040.53 on Friday, 31 January 2025. Read more here ...

There have been instances where the profitability screen prevented otherwise qualified companies from index inclusion. Most notably, Tesla TSLA was added to the index in December 2020, despite ...

S&P 500 companies' latest quarterly results continued to look "promising" so far, with both earnings and sales up from a year earlier, Oppenheimer Asset Management said Monday. Some 36% of companies ...

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The S&P 500 fell 0.8% on Monday, Feb. 3, as investors reacted to tariffs on major U.S. trading partners while awaiting key earnings and labor market data.

Investors and experts will closely monitor whether today's high marks a similar trend or the ongoing dominnation of tech companies in the index. The S&P 500 dropped 0.24% mid-week trade on Wednesday.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 is the best performer but more risk-averse investors may prefer the more broadly diversified S&P 500.

such as the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq 100. When you put money into an index fund, that cash is then used to invest in all the companies that make up the particular index, which gives you a more ...