^GSPC - S&P 500
| Previous Close | 2,650.54 |
| Open | 2,629.68 |
| Volume | 2,536,288,491 |
| Day's Range | 2,593.84 - 2,635.07 |
| 52 Week Range | 2,532.69 - 2,940.91 |
| Avg. Volume | 3,876,425,714 |
- Yahoo Finance•57 minutes ago
FOMC meeting, government shutdown deadline: What to know in the week ahead
Next week is gearing up to be a busy week with events that have potential to move the market as the FOMC meets, government shutdown looms and Nike reports earnings.
- MarketWatch•30 minutes ago
These are the U.S. stock market’s biggest losers this week
DEEP DIVE Brutal price action continued for U.S. stock investors Friday, with all three major indices ending with big declines. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) led the largest companies lower, with the shares dropping 10%, after Reuters reported that the company knew for decades that its baby powder was contaminated with asbestos.
- Reuters•2 hours ago
Wall Street looks to Fed outlook Wednesday for early Christmas gift
Investors are eager for a touch of Christmas cheer from the U.S. Federal Reserve next week, hoping for signs the central bank may ease up on interest rate hikes next year and spark a Santa Claus rally. U.S. stocks are having their worst December performance in 16 years with the S&P 500 (.SPX) notching a 5 percent drop so far this month. The Fed's ongoing reversal of easy-money policy is a major overhang, and it is expected to raise rates more at the end of its two-day meeting on Wednesday.
- Motley Fool•2 hours ago
3 of 2018's Fastest-Growing Companies
They're all internet-based businesses, but they generate revenue in different ways. And Facebook, Wayfair, and Netflix are producing a lot more of it these days.
Motley Fool•4 hours ago3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Nike, CarMax, and Winnebago are set to post earnings results over the next few trading days.
- CNBC•18 hours ago
Federated Investors' top fund manager thinks the market is wrongly pricing in a 2019 recession
Wall Street angst over a possible recession may be increasing, but one bull refuses to waver. Federated Investors' Steve Chiavarone believes there's nothing on the horizon that suggests the 2018 market corrections will become a massive downturn next year. Rather, he sees stocks hitting fresh record highs — citing labor market trends, inflation levels, the Treasury yield curve and credit spreads as key factors contributing to a favorable economic and market environment.
- TheStreet.com•21 hours ago
Hey Investors, Don't Let the Bad Times Pollute Your Mind
It's natural to feel depressed watching your account values plummet over short periods of time. That is when it's most important to review why you own the stocks that are there, and what you think they are really worth.
- MarketWatch•23 hours ago
How a choppy stock market shows ‘neither bulls nor bears’ are in charge right now
The stock market’s inability to hold big opening gains — or big opening losses — is leaving some traders a bit frustrated. The S&P 500 (SPX) opened sharply higher Wednesday as stock markets charged out of the gate, ostensibly on optimism tied to more feel-good headlines surrounding U.S.-China trade talks. The S&P 500 had rallied toward technical resistance at 2,686, he noted, in a Wednesday blog post, and then “it was the gap- filling Algo’s that went to work bringing the S&P 500 lower.
- MarketWatch•yesterday
Which Wall Street forecasters should you listen to now? Here’s who nailed it in 2018 (and who bombed)
The stock market has been predictably unpredictable in 2018. While those words pretty much apply to every year, of course, this one — with a steady diet of explosive moves both north and south — has been particularly difficult to handicap.
- MarketWatch•yesterday
Here’s why the Fed won’t save the stock market, despite its worst December start since 1980
A brutal week leaves stocks with the worst start to a December in 38 years. Here’s why the Federal Reserve might not ride to its rescue.
- Financial Times•yesterday
[$$] US financial stocks slide into a bear market
Mounting investor concerns about the outlook for economic growth and borrowing costs have pushed US financial stocks into a bear market. The S&P 500 financial sector index finished 1 per cent lower on Friday to leave it down 20.1 per cent from its late January peak — crossing the 20 per cent threshold that typically defines the start of a bear market. The US central bank is expected to raise interest rates for a fourth time this year on December 19.
- Reuters•yesterday
Wall St. looks to Fed outlook Wednesday for early Christmas gift
Investors are eager for a touch of Christmas cheer from the U.S. Federal Reserve next week, hoping for signs the central bank may ease up on interest rate hikes next year and spark a Santa Claus rally. U.S. stocks are having their worst December performance in 16 years with the S&P 500 (.SPX) notching a 5 percent drop so far this month. The Fed's ongoing reversal of easy-money policy is a major overhang, and it is expected to raise rates more at the end of its two-day meeting on Wednesday.
- FX Empire•yesterday
Former Fed Chairs Speak: Greenspan Sees Economy Slowing, Yellen Worried About High Corporate Debt
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that the U.S. economy is poised to slow down very soon. Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen expressed concerns over the high levels of corporate debt, saying that the issue is similar to what triggered the financial crisis.
- FX Empire•yesterday
Weak Data from China, Euro Zone Proves to Be Too Much for U.S. Investors to Handle
The selling began in Asia early Friday after China reported industrial production and retail sales growth numbers for November which failed to meet expectations. The data served as the latest signs of a weakening economy in China. Furthermore, it exposed the risks that China is facing as it continues to battle the United States in their ongoing trade war. Economic conditions also worsened in the Euro Zone. The IHS Markit Flash Euro Zone PMI Index fell to 51.7 in December, its lowest level in four years.
