A disappointing Friday employment report helped send stocks down further, with cruise operators hammered
Stocks of gold miners and computer-memory makers were hit especially hard, while Best Buy led the S&P 500 with a gain after its earnings report.
The firm's flagship multistrategy Wellington fund rose 1.9% in February, bringing its year-to-date gain to 2.9%.
The S&P 500 slipped back below its 50-day moving average to end the week, marking the index's seventh cross of the key trendline this February. The index finished the week with a loss of -0.4% and is now 1.43% off its all-time high from January 27, 2026.
So far in 2026, a number of index funds that follow alternative strategies to track subsets of the S&P 500 or change the index's weighting have performed quite well.
About a month ago, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) closed at a record high of 6,978 and then
Owning an S&P 500 ETF is like buying a slice of the entire U.S. economy, its diversified and historically one of the most reliable wealth-building tools ever created.
A moderately positive start for US stocks is expected on Tuesday, after Donald Trump's new 10% global tariff kicked in overnight. Nasdaq futures were up 0.2%, while those for the Dow Jones were pointing to a 0.1% gain, while S&P 500 futures were flat.
A breakdown of the “Magnificent Seven” and AI hyperscalers raises concern for the stock market and the economy
A booming AI economy may be very bad for the broader economy, according to Citrini Research
After years of record highs on Wall Street powered by a narrow group of megacap tech leaders, 2026 begins with that base starting to crack.
Winter 2026 Snapshot Of Expected Future S&P 500 Earnings