This route allows you to invest in S&P 500 companies without relying too heavily on a select few. The S&P 500 is undoubtedly the stock market's most important index because it tracks the performance ...

Equity bulls are lining up to wager the S&P 500 will surge past 7,000 now that it looks as if a seasonal bout of volatility has passed. The index powered to a record 6,875 Monday, buoyed by positive ...

During third quarter earnings season, most of the S&P500 companies are reportedly on course to deliver sales beat in about four years as American industries cope just fine with tariffs’ impact.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Building a platform to do the job of 1 million analysts On Monday, October 13, stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P ...

Frequent headlines about stock indexes hitting record highs don’t mean very much when we are in a bull market, as steady economic growth can fuel overall stock-market growth. But the S&P 500’s ...

While billionaire hedge fund manager Warren Buffett has long touted investing in the S&P 500, recent data shows that since 2020, the index has underperformed Bitcoin by around 88%. In an Oct. 5 X post ...

The S&P 500 soared 3.5% in September, the first time its return has exceeded 3% during the month since 2010. September is usually the worst month for U.S. stocks, but the fourth quarter is typically ...

The third quarter of 2025 gave us the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate cut of the year, President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-and-spending bill, and a rare September market rally. The S&P 500 ...

The S&P 500 has rallied so far in 2025 — and it’s about to enter its strongest quarter of the year historically, according to Bespoke Investment Group. “Across all quarters, the S&P has averaged a ...

Real-world asset specialist Centrifuge has launched what it calls the first licensed S&P 500 index fund on blockchain rails, opening one of the world’s most recognized equity benchmarks to on-chain ...

This comes from the Planet Money newsletter. Subscribe now to get more insights into how our economy works delivered to your inbox each week. Once a month, from 1989 to 2019, David Blitzer walked into ...

The U.S. Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first time in nine months, cutting the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a new target range of 4.00% to 4.25%. The move, backed by 11 of ...