8am: Weak start expected US stock futures are pointing to a negative start for Wall Street a day after the S&P 500 closed at a fresh record as enthusiasm for AI and crypto helped offset new trade threats from President Donald Trump. Futures for the broad-market index pointed to a 0.6% decline when trading gets underway, with those for the Dow Jones also indicating a 0.6% fall while the Nasdaq is expected to open 0.5% lower.
Mary Ann Bartels, chief investment strategist at Sanctuary Wealth, believes the S&P 500 can rally another 12% this year.
Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/15/2000.
U.S. equity ETFs pull in $9.9B as markets surged, with IVV, JMTG, VOO, SPLG and VTI leading the inflow wave to start 2H on a strong note.
Goldman forecasts the S&P 500 to hit 6,900 in 12 months as rate cut hopes and Q2 earnings growth boost investor confidence. Tap S&P 500 ETFs like SPY, VOO and IVV.
Goldman say resilient earnings, earlier and bigger Fed rate cuts and more investor buying of stocks will drive the S&P 500 higher from here.
“The S&P 500 Index (SPX – 6,173.07), Nasdaq Composite (IXIC – 20,273.46), and Vanguard Total World Stock Index (VT – 128.00) all pushed to fresh all-time highs.
Bridgewater Associates, founded by billionaire investor Ray Dalio, has, over the years, maintained a well-curated portfolio of assets across diverse sectors.
The S&P 500 closed the week at a new record high, marking its third record in four trading days and a 1.7% weekly gain. The index remains above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages, signaling continued technical strength and positive momentum.
The S&P 500 closed out the shortened-trading week at a new record high, its third in the past four trading days. The index posted a 1.7% weekly gain, its second consecutive week in the green.
The market internals are strong, in stark contrast to the upside breakout in February.
The report indicated that the services sector resumed growth.