^GSPC - S&P 500
| Previous Close | 2,562.10 |
| Open | 2,567.56 |
| Volume | 2,151,131,031 |
| Day's Range | 2,567.56 - 2,575.44 |
| 52 Week Range | 2,083.79 - 2,575.44 |
| Avg. Volume | 3,124,162,000 |
Yahoo Finance Video•4 hours agoYahoo Finance Live: The Final Round - Oct 20th, 2017
Yahoo Finance's LIVE stock market coverage and analysis.
Yahoo Finance Video•5 hours agoTrump closer to picking Fed Chair
President Trump’s closest advisers are reportedly leading him to pick Stanford economist John Taylor or Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell as the next Fed chair. However just yesterday, Trump met with Chair Janet Yellen to talk about the position and many thought he would give Yellen another term. Yahoo Finance's Alexis Christoforous, Myles Udland, and Mark Martiak of Premier Wealth First Allied Securities figure out what the strengths and weaknesses of Powell and Taylor really are.
Yahoo Finance Video•7 hours agoGE shares slide after big earnings miss
Shares of Dow component General Electric were sharply lower Friday morning after the industrial giant delivered earnings that were way below analysts' estimates, while revenue slightly beat expectations. The company also cut its profit outlook for this year. Yahoo Finance's Alexis Christoforoous, Rick Newman and Jared Blikre discuss whether or not this once American icon can turn things around under the leadership of new CEO John Flannery.
Yahoo Finance Video•yesterdayNew GE CEO slashing costs
GE CEO John Flannery has been pretty busy since taking over the helm from Jeffrey Immelt in August. Flannery has grounded all corporate jets, called off the company car program, and is expected to cut thousands of corporate-level jobs next month.
Yahoo Finance Video•yesterdayYellen heads to White House to meet with Trump
The search for the next Fed Chair is also on investors' radar as President Trump gets set to meet today with Janet Yellen, whose term end in February.
- Yahoo Finance•yesterday
Trump can take credit for the stock market rally, but not for the reason he thinks
'Markets like status quo.'
Yahoo Finance•2 days agoVerizon and Travelers — What you need to know on Thursday
Earnings will roll on as wage pressures continue to increase in the economy.
- Associated Press•10 minutes ago
How major US stock indexes fared on Friday
Stocks closed higher Friday, extending a record-setting drive for major indexes. The Standard & Poor's 500 index and Dow Jones industrial average closed out their sixth straight week of gains. Both indexes ...
Associated Press•15 minutes agoUS stocks end higher; S&P 500, Dow on 6-week winning streak
Wall Street capped a week with no shortage of milestones with a few more Friday. U.S. stocks closed modestly higher, lifting the Standard & Poor's 500 index to its fifth record close in a row. The Dow ...
- Reuters•17 minutes ago
Wall Street hits record highs; tax plan hopes fuel optimism
U.S. stocks hit record closing highs on Friday and the S&P 500 posted a sixth week of gains after the U.S. Senate passed a budget resolution, lifting hopes that President Donald Trump's tax-cut plan may move forward. Shares of General Electric (GE.N) reversed sharp early losses to end 1.1 percent higher, and the S&P industrials index (.SPLRCI) also finished up 1.1 percent. The Senate's approval late Thursday of a 2018 budget blueprint could pave the way for Republicans to pursue a tax-cut package without Democratic support.
- Barrons.com•20 minutes ago
The Hot Stock: Not Over for Under Armour?
Another sneaker maker’s success helped to lift shares of Under Armour (UAA) to the top of the S&P 500 index. The athletic apparel maker’s class A shares spiked more than 6.2% today to close at $17.48 a ...
- Motley Fool•26 minutes ago
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
On another record day for the major benchmarks, shares of Skechers skyrocketed on earnings and Celgene tumbled after discontinuing a drug trial.
- MarketWatch•34 minutes ago
S&P 500 matches uncanny stock-market history on Friday—for doing almost nothing
How quiet is this record-setting stock market? By at least one measure, the S&P 500 index registered its lengthiest period of quiescence in more than two decades—and perhaps ever.
- Bloomberg•42 minutes ago
A Record in Records for U.S. Stocks Rallying Sixth Straight Week
Earnings-day blowups, leverage warnings in China, Apple’s worst rout since August. Oh, and a sixth straight week of gains for the S&P 500.
