The S&P 500's 2.9% climb this week left it up 2% in January through Friday, according to FactSet data. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF RSP staged a larger 3.9% rally this week, for a year-to-date ...

With the Fed governor welcoming the week's surprisingly soft inflation report and saying March could not be ruled out for a resumption of rate cuts, Fed funds futures have moved back closer to pricing ...

Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are rising in premarket trading Friday on the last day of Joe Biden's presidency as the stock market braces for change under Donald Trump.

The S&P 500 turned positive in late morning trade on hopes that more rate cuts from the Federal Reserve might still on the table for 2025. Fed governor Christopher Waller said he sees potential for up ...

US equity indexes fell in choppy midday trading Wednesday as investors weighed an unexpected drop in jobless claims with Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller's view that inflation remains on an ...

Investors absorbed a report that President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to pave ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 106.84 points, or 0.25%, to 42,635.20, the S&P 500 gained 9.20 points, or 0.16%, to ...

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The S&P 500 has been red-hot during the past two years. In both 2023 and 2024, the index rose by about 24%. That's well above its long-term average of about 10% per year. Many stocks are trading ...

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Investors in the U.S. stock market may feel spoiled after two excellent years for the S&P 500, but it can be useful to take a more detailed look at the performance of the large-cap U.S. benchmark ...