^GSPC - S&P 500
| Previous Close | 2,804.49 |
| Open | 2,804.55 |
| Volume | 2,082,882,088 |
| Day's Range | 2,800.01 - 2,809.70 |
| 52 Week Range | 2,417.35 - 2,872.87 |
| Avg. Volume | 3,402,495,555 |
- TheStreet.com•4 hours ago
4 Conservative Dividend Stocks That Belong in Every Income Investors Portfolio
All four of these names have very strong cash flows that allow them to not only pay better than 3% dividends, but also to buy back stock. Two are consumer staples, a sector that's been the S&P 500's second-best performer over the past month (up 3.83%). The others are in health care, which has been the S&P 500's No. 3 best sector (+3%) during the past month.
- MarketWatch•5 hours ago
With 20%+ earnings growth baked in, the drama for tech this quarter will be in the forecasts
As tech companies continue to dominate Wall Street, with four now standing alone with valuations of more than $800 billion, gigantic growth is priced in and expected. All the drama is in the forecasts.
- MarketWatch•8 hours ago
Stock market continues to ignore threats from trade war
A recent survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch found that more than 80% of professional fund managers say that a trade war is their biggest concern, yet you would not notice it by the performance of the U.S. equity markets.
- TheStreet.com•8 hours ago
Don't Panic! The Risk of a Recession This Year Is Low
In fact, all recessions since the 1970s have been preceded by term spread turning negative (an inverted yield curve). As we enter the 108th month of the current expansion, the second longest in U.S. history, and the yield curve flattens to levels not seen since 2007, it's logical for investors to fear a recession may be on the horizon. Using the last five recessions as our guide, we calculated the average time-span between term spreads falling below 50 basis points and inverting, and the average time-span between inversion and the start of a recession.
- FX Empire•12 hours ago
Stocks Lower as Trump Threatens to Go All in on Tariffs Against China
Trump also said the strong gains in the stock market since his election give him the opportunity to wage a trade war, noting: “We’re playing with the bank’s money.” U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday as investors ignored criticism of U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy by President Trump.
- Reuters•14 hours ago
Wall Street braces for tariff fallout as S&P 500 companies report
Tariffs are starting to bite big manufacturers and Wall Street could get another bout of caution and uncertainty from major industrial companies when a swath of reports comes in over the next week. Investors are worried about the impact on earnings should the United States' trade war with China and other major trading partners escalate. "If today's political rhetoric intensifies and translates into actual protectionist policies, it will be a negative for all businesses in the U.S. and abroad, including ours," Hamid Moghadam, chief executive of supply chain management company Prologis, warned on a conference call on Tuesday.
- FX Empire•15 hours ago
S&P 500 Weekly Price Forecast – S&P 500 lackluster during the week
The S&P 500 has been a bit flat during the week, as we continue to dance around the 2800 level. This is an area that will have a lot of psychological importance attached to it, but I think at this point the overall attitude is one of persistence, so that may win out in the end.
- FX Empire•15 hours ago
S&P 500 Price Forecast – S&P 500 choppy to end the week
The S&P 500 was very choppy in the week on Friday, reaching just above where we opened in the CFD market. As I record this, it looks as if the 2810 level is going to offer significant resistance. I think that resistance extends higher, so at this point I don’t think the market is quite ready to take off.
- Barrons.com•16 hours ago
[$$] Revamping Telecom
Investors seeking income have frequently found it in the S&P 500’s telecom sector, which was recently yielding 5.8%. The revamped telecom sector, which will be renamed communications services, will add companies such as Alphabet (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB). Part of the idea is to offer a sector that more accurately reflects the big changes in telecom companies as they blend with content providers.
Yahoo Finance Video•23 hours agoFahmy's 2nd half preview
We've had an interesting first half of 2018 in the books, but now as we look ahead to the balance of the year, what can we expect? Joe Fahmy of Zor Capital gives us a preview.
Yahoo Finance Video•23 hours agoMarket recap for Friday, July 20th
Stocks going nowhere as Trump takes another swipe at the Fed.
