The S&P 500 is one of the most widely followed stock indexes, and its performance is used as a benchmark for the stock market at large. Here's what it is, how it works, and why it's important.
The S&P 500 opened today at 5,641.68. Within 30 minutes of trading, the benchmark index fell by 6.84 points, or 0.12%, to ...
According to a recent study by McKinsey, a company stays in the S&P 500 for about 16 years after initially earning inclusion.
The S&P 500 soared 1.7% on Thursday, Sept. 19, notching a record closing high a day after the Fed opted for an aggressive ...
Shortly after market open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.3% to a new record of 42,105, the S&P 500 rose 1.6% to its ...
Of all the indexes an ETF can mirror, the S&P 500 remains the standard-bearer benchmark for the overall stock market. See ...
Ford is one of the many stocks on this list of the best dividend stocks in the S&P 500 that have seen shares slump lately.
It's in the name -- equal weight -- but investors don't usually recognize just how powerful that subtle change can be.
The dollar bounced, long-dated bond yields were up and Asian stocks surged after the Federal Reserve announced a ...