The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.55%) is one of the most closely watched stock market indexes. Often viewed as a barometer for the broader market, the S&P 500 consists of the 500 largest companies in the U.S., providing a benchmark for measuring a portfolio's performance.
The outlook for big companies' first-quarter earnings could be a bit dim, a new analysis suggests.
Morning Brief anchors Madison Mills and Julie Hyman break down the market news for March 31, 2025. Global markets brace for reciprocal tariffs as President Trump prepares to announce his new levies.
US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) are sinking Monday morning as tariff concerns continue to stir market unease. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Josh Schafer joins Morning Brief to explain how rising tariffs and economic forecasts are impacting the S&P 500 and investor sentiment.
The S&P 500 fell 1.5% from the previous week, marking its fifth weekly loss in the past six weeks. The index is now 9.17% below its record close from February 19, 2025 and is down 4.90% year to date.
Chicago PMI increased to 47.6 in March, beating analyst estimates.
SP500 tagged a new yearly low today and is down approximately 10% from its all-time high.
With a wafer-thin expense ratio, USPX offers exposure to predominantly high-quality U.S. mega- and large-caps. Since the strategy change in August 2022, it has underperformed IVV, VOO, and SPLG but beaten SPY. USPX offers a factor mix similar to that of IVV, with slightly stronger growth but weaker quality and a bit higher WA 24-month beta.
Keeping it simple is a good idea when it comes to investing in high-quality, defensive value stocks — especially now.
Following Friday's meltdown for the stock market, the S&P 500 moved one step closer to an important support level that could determine whether equities will see meaningful gains this year,
The S&P 500 (SPX) lost ground last week amid uncertainty about the impact of tariffs and growing concerns the economy could be headed toward a recession.
As someone who is definitely not an expert on the high-yield credit market, but follows spread data, the critical funding market does not yet seem to be setting off alarms. We'll get the quarterly bump next weekend, as we roll from Q1 '25 to Q4 '25's forward 4-quarter EPS estimate FFQE), which presently stands at $269.12. The final calendar 2024 S&P 500 EPS should be very close to today's published print of $242-243, or 10% y-o-y growth.