Fortunately, there are plenty of blue-chip stocks with yields that beat what investors can earn from broad-based bond funds.

The ICE U.S. Dollar Index was up 0.4% in recent trading after the latest reports about President Donald Trump's tariff plans.

The table below lists the S&P 500's top sectors by weighting as of Jan. 27, 2025. The information technology, financials, health care, and consumer discretionary sectors carry a cumulative weight of ...

The S&P 500 slipped 1.0% on Friday, Feb. 7, as the latest labor market data revealed that the U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in January.

Looking at 27 projections for the S&P 500 Index, the most widely watched index among investment professionals, the sweet spot for the year-end level for the index is about 6,600. That would translate ...

2024 was a memorable year for the broad market index, which posted a gain of 23.31%, building on the 24.2% return in 2023.

The aforementioned laundry list of catalysts helped to lift the S&P 500 to a gain of 24% in 2023 and 23% in 2024. These are out of the norm increases for a stock index that's historically risen by ...

After the election of Donald Trump in November 2024, markets saw an initial pop for stocks followed by persistent volatility related to uncertainty around the real-world impacts of Republican ...

Goldman Sachs economists estimate that if the latest trade tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump after assuming ...

Correlation, of course, is not causation. But even skeptical market strategists acknowledge that when a team from Philadelphia wins the Super ...

The S&P 500’s technology sector may follow up its worst day since 2020 with its best one since late summer. With the S&P 500 ...

S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares ETF seeks to deliver 300% (3x) of the inverse return of the S&P 500. Check out why I confirm my buy rating for SPXS.