^GSPC - S&P 500
| Previous Close | 2,745.73 |
| Open | 2,760.24 |
| Volume | 2,385,153,253 |
| Day's Range | 2,760.24 - 2,775.66 |
| 52 Week Range | 2,346.58 - 2,940.91 |
| Avg. Volume | 3,937,954,098 |
Yahoo Finance•15 hours agoDow rises for eighth straight week, S&P 500 posts 2.5% weekly advance
U.S. stocks rallied Friday to solidify another week of gains.
- The Wall Street Journal•11 hours ago
[$$] Industrial Stocks Are Leading the Market for the First Time in Years
Industrial shares are on track to drive the stock market’s gains on a quarterly basis for the first time in more than five years, fueling anxiety about a rapid unwind should trade negotiations with China stall. The S&P 500 industrials sector, which includes stocks like Caterpillar Inc., Boeing Co. and American Airlines Group Inc., has led this year’s rebound with a 16% increase. The group hasn’t been the best performer in any quarter since the end of 2013 and has only ever held the title four times, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
- The Wall Street Journal•11 hours ago
[$$] Smattering of Contradictory Data Confounds Economists
WASHINGTON—Economic data are usually noisy, but this week included an onslaught of negative and often contradictory signals that made even seasoned economists scratch their heads. A Federal Reserve report on Friday showed U.S. industrial production dropped sharply in January, even though other data have suggested the manufacturing sector remains strong. Then the University of Michigan reported a February rebound in consumer sentiment, a day after the Commerce Department said consumer spending sank during the holiday shopping season.
- Barrons.com•11 hours ago
Earnings Growth Slows, Inflation Estimates Drop
Feb.13: Interest rates are falling, and a growing chorus is forecasting slower growth and tepid inflation. Consensus has shifted to a point where virtually all forecasters expect interest rates to follow inflation toward the cellar. Interest rates have followed those expectations lower: The benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which reached a 3.2% yield as recently as November, has since slid to 2.7%.
- Reuters•12 hours ago
Wall Street Week Ahead: Profit estimates may be adding in too much cost risk
As Wall Street braces for the first quarterly decline in earnings in nearly three years, some investors are wondering if the market is factoring in a bigger erosion in profit margins than will actually come to pass. Forecasts for U.S. earnings, after a big boost from corporate tax cuts in 2018, are falling sharply in 2019. "Companies since the 2008 trauma have made it a top priority to maintain and increase, if possible, their profit margins," said Ed Yardeni, president and chief investment strategist of Yardeni Research.
- MarketWatch•13 hours ago
Berkshire’s Charlie Munger has a very blunt response to those ‘driving rich people away’ as Amazon scraps HQ2
Munger’s comments come after Amazon announced on Thursday that it was canceling plans to build its New York City headquarters in Long Island City, and wouldn’t be seeking a replacement venue.
- Barrons.com•14 hours ago
The Nasdaq Enters a Bull Market Because the Border Is Far Away
All three major stock indexes ended the day in the black, buoyed by hope that the U.S. and China are making progress in their trade talks. News that President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to get money for a border wall failed to derail the gains.
- MarketWatch•14 hours ago
Everything you need to know about market closures on Washington’s Birthday — the holiday you may know as Presidents Day
MARKET EXTRA U.S. financial markets will pause Monday in observance of Presidents Day — which, technically, is not the name of the holiday. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will shutter on Feb.
- Motley Fool•14 hours ago
Stock Market Today: Investors Buy Into Pepsi's Plans and NVIDIA's Rosy Forecast
Optimism about a trade deal with China pushed stocks higher.
- Associated Press•14 hours ago
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Stocks surged on Wall Street Friday after Chinese and U.S. officials agreed to continue trade talks in Washington next week.
Associated Press•14 hours agoStocks post strong finish as optimism over trade talks grows
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 400 points Friday as renewed optimism over trade talks between the U.S. and China put investors in a buying mood.
- MarketWatch•14 hours ago
Nasdaq exits bear market, tallies longest weekly streak in 3 years on U.S.-China trade-talk euphoria
Stocks close higher Friday, with the Dow and the Nasdaq gaining for an eighth straight week, on news of continued progress in trade negotiations between the U.S. and China.
- Yahoo Finance Video•20 hours ago
Amazon is looking to bring 'NY back to the negotiating table’
Tom Forte, D.A. Davidson Senior Research Analyst, says Amazon’s plan to pull its HQ2 from NYC sounds like an “effort by the company to get the government of New York back to the negotiating table.” Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous speaks to him.
- CNBC Videos•14 hours ago
CNBC Markets Now: February 15, 2019
