^GSPC - S&P 500
| Previous Close | 2,900.45 |
| Open | 2,904.81 |
| Volume | 2,079,240,009 |
| Day's Range | 2,891.90 - 2,908.40 |
| 52 Week Range | 2,346.58 - 2,940.91 |
| Avg. Volume | 3,636,355,483 |
- Yahoo Finance Video•6 hours ago
Why Blackstone is moving to become a corporation
Blackstone's stock pops after the company announces it its converting from a partnership to a corporation. Yahoo Finance's Seana Smith and Brian Cheung discuss.
- Yahoo Finance Video•11 hours ago
U.S. economy is ‘pretty decent’ as jobless claims hit a 50-Year low
Lindsey Bell, CFRA Investment strategist, says that in the wake of good earnings “economic data has been pretty decent” with jobless claims at a 50-year low and retail sales that were much better than expected. Ryan Detrick, LPL Financial Senior Market Strategist, adds that the data shows “this is not the beginning of a recession, this is just an economic slowdown that we had in the first quarter.” Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous speaks to them, Brian Sozzi and Scott Gamm.
- CNBC Videos•4 hours ago
Overvalued IPOs can dim a positive earnings season
Jim Cramer breaks down the week ahead in earnings and stock trading.
- CNBC Videos•5 hours ago
CNBC Markets Now: April 18, 2019
CNBC Markets Now provides a look at the day's market moves with commentary and analysis from Michael Santoli, CNBC Senior Markets Commentator.
Bloomberg•49 minutes agoAsian Stocks Edge Higher in Holiday Hit Trading: Markets Wrap
Shares rose in Japan, China and Korea, with trading volumes lighter than usual. The yen strengthened and Japanese 10-year bond yields rose after the Bank of Japan cut purchases of some longer-dated bonds in a regular operation.
Reuters•1 hour agoEarnings deluge could make or break sentiment
Next week will go a long way in determining whether investors should be concerned about the dawning of an earnings recession or whether back-to-back quarters of negative growth can be avoided in what is the heaviest week for profit reporting by U.S. companies. A wide swath of S&P 500 sectors are scheduled to report next week, with 155 companies representing over $9 trillion in market capitalization in the queue, more than 35 percent of the total for the index. "The focus is going to continue to be on earnings and what the message is and so far the message hasn’t been that great," said Ken Polcari, managing principal at Butcher Joseph Asset Management in New York.
- MarketWatch•2 hours ago
After just one day of trading, Zoom Video is the most highly valued tech stock by this metric
Zoom Video Communications Inc. shares skyrocketed to rare heights Thursday after the videoconferencing company launched its initial public offering, potentially giving Zoom the highest valuation relative to its sales on Wall Street.
- GuruFocus.com•4 hours ago
US Market Indexes Close Higher Thursday After Retail Sales Report
S&P 500 has a gain of 15.9% for the year
- Barrons.com•5 hours ago
Dow Gains 110 Points Because the Market Doesn’t Play Politics
The market started with small gains Thursday, only to wobble at midday, before regaining ground at the end of the day. Markets will be closed for the Good Friday holiday.
- Bloomberg•5 hours ago
Worsening Health-Care Rout Wipes Out $150 Billion in Four Days
About $150 billion of market value was erased from companies in the S&P 500 Health Care Index in the four days through Thursday, when markets closed for the holiday weekend. “This is third-worst that I’ve seen probably in the last 10 years,” Christian Fay, who helps manage $3.6 billion at BNP Paribas Asset Management, said in a telephone interview.
- MarketWatch•5 hours ago
A ‘tired’ stock market is a reason for caution, says chart watcher
Do stock-market bulls need a timeout? One chart watcher argues that the rally that’s seen the S&P 500 roar back from the verge of a bear market to the cusp of its all-time highs has left the stock market looking tired.
- Associated Press•5 hours ago
How the major US stock indexes fared Thursday
Major U.S. indexes managed small gains Thursday, though not enough to prevent a losing week for the S&P 500 following three weeks of gains. Industrial stocks led the way higher on strong company earnings. ...
Associated Press•5 hours agoUS stocks cap holiday shortened week with modest gains
The major U.S. stock indexes capped a holiday shortened week with slight gains Thursday, reversing some of the modest losses from a day earlier. Industrial sector stocks paved the way higher as traders welcomed solid earnings from Snap-on, Honeywell International, United Rentals and Union Pacific. Technology companies also notched solid gains, offsetting losses by financial and energy stocks.
Reuters•5 hours agoGlobal Markets: Stocks mixed as strong U.S. retail sales offset weak European manufacturing data
A gauge of global stocks fell on Thursday after underwhelming manufacturing surveys from Asia and Europe, though it pared losses as Wall Street edged higher on strong U.S. retail sales data and earnings from industrial companies. The U.S. benchmark S&P 500 index inched forward on strong March retail sales data, which registered their greatest increase in 1-1/2 years, and upbeat results from Union Pacific Corp and Honeywell International Inc. "The retail sales number was very strong," said Jeffrey Schulze, investment strategist at ClearBridge Investments in New York.
Reuters•6 hours agoRisk of U.S. 'profit recession' eases as results beat forecasts
The initial earnings results of this reporting period are beating expectations by a wide margin, suggesting to some investors that the S&P 500 may be able to avoid a so-called "profit recession" this year because predicted economic bad news has failed to materialize. The quarter could be the trough for "this mini down cycle," said Keith Lerner, chief market strategist at SunTrust Advisory Services in Atlanta. The average earnings surprise so far is higher than what is typical.
- Motley Fool•6 hours ago
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Zoom Video Communications soared on its first day of trading, and United Rentals is seeing a strong domestic economy.
Reuters•6 hours agoStocks mixed as strong U.S. retail sales offset weak European manufacturing data
A gauge of global stocks fell on Thursday after underwhelming manufacturing surveys from Asia and Europe, though it pared losses as Wall Street edged higher on strong U.S. retail sales data and earnings from industrial companies. The U.S. benchmark S&P 500 index inched forward on strong March retail sales data, which registered their greatest increase in 1-1/2 years, and upbeat results from Union Pacific Corp and Honeywell International Inc. "The retail sales number was very strong," said Jeffrey Schulze, investment strategist at ClearBridge Investments in New York.
Reuters•6 hours agoWall Street closes slightly higher, industrials lead
Industrials led the S&P 500 and the Dow moderately higher on Thursday after robust U.S. economic data and some healthy corporate earnings reports. For the holiday-shortened week, the S&P snapped its three-week winning streak, while the Dow and the Nasdaq posted weekly gains. The bellwether S&P 500 has hovered within a percent of its all-time high for the last five sessions.
- MarketWatch•6 hours ago
Stocks close higher as investors digest plethora of earnings, economic data
U.S. stocks close higher Thursday as investors continued to analyze the flow of corporate earnings and a series of conflicting economic reports.
- FX Empire•6 hours ago
US Stock Market Overview – Stocks Rally to End Shortened Week, Retail Sales Surge
Energy shares are weighed on by lower natural gas prices
