Tech stocks whose payouts are tiny relative to their prices make up a record share of the benchmark.
Wall Street is upbeat partly because the Trump administration is expected to go ahead with policies that would add more juice to an already growing economy.
Beating the S&P 500 consistently is something many investors dedicate their lives to, but few are able to reach the lofty goal. Often just called “the S&P," this index has cemented its place as the primary measuring stick to which “active” investors compare themselves.
US stocks are set to join Europe and Asia in the red on Tuesday as traders put the brakes on the post-election rally. However, falls on Wall Street are not expected to be large, according to the futures market.
Yardeni Research analysts lifted their S&P 500 (^GSPC) targets for 2024, 2025, and 2026 after former President Donald Trump won his 2024 reelection bid. Yardeni Research president Ed Yardeni joins Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton to discuss why he's more bullish on markets now that Trump will serve a second term in the White House.
Small-cap stocks are on a tear this month, as investors question the sustainability of the rally and the future path of interest rates after President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House in January.
Donald Trump's White House administration may fuel the S&P 500's rally to 7,000 by the end of next year, as the apparently jubilant U.S. stock market runs the risk of a melt up, according to Yardeni Research.
The S&P 500 has closed at a record high 50 times this year. It ended the day just short of 6000 on Friday.
The S&P 500 (SPX) closed at a record high Friday after briefly crossing the 6K level for the first time, as stocks have rallied following the U.S. presidential election.
To get the latest market news check out finance.yahoo.com The S&P 500 (^GSPC) briefly touched 6,000 for the first time ever on Friday as stocks headed toward their best week in a year. The broad market index jumped more than 0.4% to new record highs after a monster rally this week on the heels of Donald Trump's White House win.
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The S&P 500 on Friday crossed 6,000 points for the first time as stocks continued to rally after Donald Trump's victory in Tuesday's presidential election.