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The S&P 500 continues its streak of tepid trading

The S&P 500 has been barely budging over the past few trading days, and this tepid trading continued Tuesday morning. The ...

History says don't be surprised if S&P 500 rallies ahead of Powell's Jackson Hole speech on Friday

A speech from the Fed chair at Jackson Hole has become a rite of summer for investors. Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek ...

Summer 2025 Snapshot Of Expected Future S&P 500 Earnings

Every three months, we take a snapshot of the expectations for future earnings in the S&P 500 (SPX) at approximately the ...

MGK: Focused On The Mega-Cap Segment Of The S&P 500

The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund ETF offers a cost-efficient way to obtain exposure to the mega-cap segment of the S&P ...

What tariffs? S&P 500 companies are wrapping up one of the strongest earnings seasons on record.

S&P 500 companies have had a much better earnings season than initially feared, with 84% of companies beating estimates, ...

The Stock Market Flashes a Warning Seen During the Dot-Com Bubble. History Says the S&P 500 Will Do This Next.

The S&P 500 trades at an expensive valuation that has historically preceded negative returns over the next one, two, and ...

The Stock Market Just Did Something for the 9th Time Since 1957. History Says It Signals a Big Move in the S&P 500 Within the Next Year.

After a breathtaking run, the market just flashed a rare signal that has an impressive track record of predicting a big move ...

Even at an All-Time High, The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Isn't as Expensive as It Seems

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is hovering around an all-time high at the time of this writing -- up 8.5% year to date and a ...

S&P 500, Nasdaq end at record closing highs as moderate inflation lifts rate hopes

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq scored record closing highs on Tuesday, as news that July inflation rose broadly in line with ...

S&P 500, Nasdaq hit new closing highs on rate cut hopes

Traders are fully pricing in a 25 basis-point interest rate cut, according to the CME's FedWatch Tool. Healthcare stocks, ...

S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Index Hits Record High as Expectations of a Rate Cut Rise

The S&P 500 rose 1.1% on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, reaching a record high as a tame inflation report boosted expectations for a ...

Can Stocks Keep Rising? Here Are Cases For—And Against—More Gains for the S&P 500

One bull says Trump's Liberation Day might've been the hard reset needed to pave the way for stocks to keep rising. But with ...