Major U.S. equities indexes were mixed in the first trading session since the Christmas holiday, with the S&P 500 finishing only modestly lower on the day.
The portion of the index accounted for by stocks with 3% or more weightings is at a record high.
This real estate investment trust has had a tough 2024, and it's a prime candidate for a cash-covered put strategy.
The report showed that consumers were less optimistic about future business conditions and incomes.
At the end of each year, a plethora of Wall Street analysts come out with their stock market projections for the next year. This includes price target projections for the all-important S&P 500 Index.
S&P 500 rises on softer inflation but logs weekly loss. Traders eye potential Fed rate cuts in 2025 as markets weigh Friday's rally.
There might be a bullish story underway for materials stocks in 2025 — but watch out for this wild card.
Year-ahead inflation expectations increased from 2.6% in November to 2.8% in December.
Megacap stocks can “mask a lot of the internal weakness” in the S&P 500, says Todd Sohn, an ETF strategist at Strategas.
The long-awaited correction should reach the ideal target zone of $5735-5810. If the index holds above at least $5670, and especially $5400, we expect it to rally to $6280+ thereafter.
With 2025 just two weeks away, now is the time for self-reflection.
The S&P 500 is a broad index that tracks the share performance of 500 large and profitable American businesses. It is often used as a bellwether to gauge how the market is doing.