^GSPC - S&P 500
| Previous Close | 2,632.90 |
| Open | 2,643.48 |
| Volume | 1,441,522,311 |
| Day's Range | 2,612.86 - 2,653.19 |
| 52 Week Range | 2,346.58 - 2,940.91 |
| Avg. Volume | 4,113,183,770 |
- Yahoo Finance Video•56 minutes ago
White House confident US-China trade deal will happen by March 1
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett confident U.S. and China can reach trade deal by March 1 deadline. Yahoo Finance's Adam Shapiro, Scott Gamm, Sylvia Jablonksi Direxion Managing Director and David Nelson of Belpointe Asset Management discuss.
Yahoo Finance•5 hours agoNYSE Exec: Market reaction to Trump’s policies is a ‘mixed bag’
NYSE chief operating officer John Tuttle speaks to Yahoo Finance at the World Economic Forum.
- MarketWatch•25 minutes ago
Stocks mostly lower as strong earnings can’t overpower growth, trade concerns
Stocks are mostly lower in choppy trade Wednesday after rallying earlier as lingering fears over global growth and U.S.-China trade tensions overshadowed upbeat earnings from corporate heavyweights.
- MarketWatch•42 minutes ago
An earnings ‘valley’ means trouble ahead for stocks, strategist warns
Barely two weeks after slashing his S&P 500 target for 2019, one Wall Street strategist is warning that even that figure may be in jeopardy if corporate earnings disappoint.
Bloomberg•45 minutes agoStocks Climb From Lows as Growth Debate Heats Up: Markets Wrap
White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett said that if the partial government shutdown extends through March, there’s a chance of zero economic expansion this quarter, though “humongous” growth would follow once federal agencies reopen. “The broader concern that I think will continue to creep in here is, leaving trade aside, is how weak is global growth? White House adviser Lawrence Kudlow said late Tuesday that negotiations between the U.S. and China next week will be “determinative,” leaving traders on edge about the prospects for a deal.
- Barrons.com•1 hour ago
Donald Trump’s Stock Market Scorecard After 2 Years as President
Trump likes to take credit when stocks rally, but two years into his presidency, stocks have suffered a reversal of fortune on policy uncertainty.
- Reuters•1 hour ago
US STOCKS-Wall St hit again by growth worries; blue-chip earnings prop up Dow
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dropped on Wednesday as U.S. stocks gave up a strong start, hamstrung by lingering concerns over economic growth, while the Dow stayed afloat helped by strong earnings from IBM and other blue-chips. The United States could end up with no growth this quarter if the partial government shutdown that began on Dec. 22 extended through March, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said, though he did not see the risk of a credit downgrade.
- MarketWatch•1 hour ago
J.B. Hunt raises quarterly dividend to 26 cents vs. 24 cents a share
Trucking company J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. said Wednesday it is raising its quarterly dividend to 26 cents from 24 cents a share. The new payment will be made Feb. 22 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 8. Shares were down 2%, and have fallen 11% in the last 12 months, while the S&P 500 has fallen 7.6%.
- MarketWatch•2 hours ago
Dow's gain bucks negative broad-market breadth data
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 24 points in afternoon trade, defying the negative breadth in the broader market, as the sharp gains in three Dow components were enough to keep the blue-chip barometer in positive territory. Of the Dow's 30 components, 21 were trading lower. But the stock price gains for International Business Machines Corp. , United Technologies Corp. and Procter & Gamble Co. after upbeat earnings reports added about 121 points to the Dow's price. Meanwhile, the number of declining stocks lead advancers 1,699 to 1,095 on the NYSE and 1,601 to 1,153 on the Nasdaq exchange. The volume of declining stocks represented 58.8% of total volume on the Big Board and 65.2% of total volume on the Nasdaq. While the Dow gained, the S&P 500 declined 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.5%.
- MarketWatch•2 hours ago
Ford's stock falls ahead of earnings report
Shares of Ford Motor Co. dropped 2.1% in midday trade Wednesday, ahead of the automaker's fourth-quarter results, which were due after the close. Over the past 20 quarters, Ford had beat the FactSet earnings-per-share consensus 12 times, but the stock has suffered one-day, post-earnings declines 12 times, by an average of 3.2%. The average gain was 3.1%. Ahead of results, J.P. Morgan analyst Ryan Brinkman cut Ford's 2018 EPS estimate to $1.25 from $1.35, trimmed his stock price target to $12 from $13 and lowered his lowered global production outlook by 1.6% to 5.871 million units, with cuts driven primarily by China. Separately, Edmunds analyst Jeremy Acevedo said 2018 marked a rebuilding year for Ford, as the company lost market share and sales declined, and "leaned heavily" on incentive spending to move its aging products off dealer lots. Ford's stock has tumbled 30.4% over the past 12 months, while rival General Motors Co. shares have lost 13.0% and the S&P 500 has declined 7.5%.
- TheStreet.com•2 hours ago
Resiliency Has Been the Biggest Trend for Xilinx Stock
Earnings season took a turn for the better after the close on Tuesday and before the open on Wednesday. While it hasn't been enough to keep the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq in the green, it's possible the government shutdown and Trade Wars haven't hit business as hard as the markets anticipated. Grab profits, even if it is simply partial profits, into big moves.
- The Wall Street Journal•2 hours ago
[$$] Einhorn's Greenlight Hit by Investor Redemptions
Inc. faced a wave of redemptions in recent months, pushing his assets below $3 billion. Mr. Einhorn’s hedge-fund firm now manages about $2.5 billion, Greenlight told clients Tuesday evening at the firm’s annual meeting at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The drop marks a new low for one of Wall Street’s most well-known hedge funds.
Reuters•2 hours agoStocks turn lower on U.S. shutdown, growth, trade worries
A global index of stock markets turned negative on Wednesday as worries over U.S. politics, global economic growth and trade tensions offset a boost from quarterly earnings reports. The U.S. dollar and oil prices also declined. U.S. Treasury yields climbed but analysts expect the $15.6 trillion market to be confined within a tight trading range due to a dearth of incentives from fresh economic data amid the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown.
Reuters•2 hours agoStocks turn lower on U.S. shutdown, growth, trade worries
A global index of stock markets turned negative on Wednesday as worries over U.S. politics, global economic growth and trade tensions offset a boost from quarterly earnings reports. The U.S. dollar and oil prices also declined. U.S. Treasury yields climbed but analysts expect the $15.6 trillion market to be confined within a tight trading range due to a dearth of incentives from fresh economic data amid the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown.
- CNBC•2 hours ago
Wall Street agrees we are in a 'late cycle' economy. Here's what it means and how to invest in it
The economy is thought to have four phases: early cycle, midcycle, late cycle, recession. "Putting the pieces of the puzzle together, we see an economy that is set to slow into the end of next year as fiscal stimulus fades and the Fed brings interest rates higher," Bank of America Merrill Lynch says. BofAML sees a market peak sometime this year around S&P 500 3,000 during this "late-cycle" phase.
- MarketWatch•2 hours ago
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- CNBC•2 hours ago
Earnings season: So far, big companies are giving reassuring 2019 guidance
With 76 of the S&P 500 reported already, fourth-quarter numbers are strong. First-quarter estimated numbers are still coming down, but the fears of an earnings recession — when you get consecutive quarters of negative earnings growth — are not materializing. The big stocks reporting on Wednesday have all provided reassuring guidance for 2019, including Dow components United Technologies UTX and IBM IBM , both above consensus guidance, and Procter & Gamble PG , which was in line with guidance on strong sales.
- MarketWatch•2 hours ago
Amazon testing autonomous electric delivery devices in Washington state
Amazon.com Inc. announced on its blog that it's testing Amazon Scout, autonomous electric delivery devices, in Snohomish County, Wash. The rolling robots, which are about the size of a small cooler, according to the blog post, will "roll along the sidewalk at a walking pace" delivering packages during the day, Monday through Friday. Initially, the devices will be accompanied by an Amazon employee. Snohomish customers will order as normal, using the available delivery options, and deliveries will be made either with the Scout or through one of Amazon's carriers. Amazon shares have gained 18.4% over the last year while the S&P 500 index has lost 8% for the period.
- Barrons.com•3 hours ago
Stocks Dip Into the Red as Fears Outweigh Strong Earnings
Investors were torn between upbeat earnings reports from high-profile companies and ongoing worries about a slowdown in global growth.
- Barrons.com•3 hours ago
A Contrarian Who Called the 2008 Housing Crash Expects a Global Recession This Year
All at once, storm clouds are gathering over the world economy. The International Monetary Fund has cut its estimates for global growth in 2019, citing concerns about weakness in Europe. China just had its slowest GDP growth since 1990, and President Xi Jinping reportedly has held secret meetings warning Communist Party leaders to prepare for “black swan” events that could derail China’s economy.
Bloomberg•3 hours agoU.S. Stocks Can't Shake Fears That Spurred December's Bloodbath
The S&P 500 Index posted the biggest drop in almost three weeks on Tuesday while the Cboe Volatility Index jumped the most in a month. “I wouldn’t think the worst is behind us,” said Ian Samson, an investment analyst at Fidelity International. Take economic expansion.
