^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 | 3,128,325,468 |
Yahoo Finance•23 hours agoHow America's crazy politics could finally rattle the markets
Nothing is as it seems in Washington — it's a challenging environment for investors to understand.
Yahoo Finance Video•2 days agoBitcoin: $10,000 and beyond
Bitcoin continues ripping higher and it doesn’t look like it’ll slow down any time soon. Money experts Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon have called the cryptocurrency a mirage and a fraud yet nearly half the respondents in a CNBC survey say Bitcoin is heading to $10,000. Yahoo Finance's Alexis Christoforous, Myles Udland, and Mark Martiak of Premier Wealth First Allied Securities debate if it's possible.
Reuters•1 hour agoStock market's future in Trump's hands as Federal Reserve chair pick looms
Investors awaiting the nomination of the next Federal Reserve chair are hoping whoever is nominated pursues the same monetary policy that has supported rising stock prices for the past nine years. Led by Janet Yellen since 2014, the Fed is about to allow its $4.5 trillion portfolio of securities to shrink, and in late 2015 it began raising interest rates from the low levels seen after the 2008 financial crisis. A new Fed chair who argues for tightening monetary policy more aggressively is seen putting economic growth at risk, along with corporate earnings, and the long stock market rally.
- FX Empire•7 hours ago
U.S. Stock Indexes Surge After Senate Moves Toward Tax Reform
The major U.S. stock indexes surged on Friday after the U.S. Senate overcame a significant hurdle to move toward tax reform. The blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average reached an intraday and closing record, led by strong performances by Boeing, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase. The Dow was also boosted by a huge recovery in … Continue reading U.S. Stock Indexes Surge After Senate Moves Toward Tax Reform
- Forbes•14 hours ago
A Simple 3-Step Method To Protect Your Portfolio In Q4
The benchmark S&P 500 has risen by a whopping 24% since November 2016. The higher it goes, the more vulnerable it is to a correction. With that in mind, here are three easy steps that can help protect your portfolio from an unexpected, and potentially nasty, decline between now and the New Year.
- CNBC•14 hours ago
There's a catalyst that could spark a new stock market rally, and it has to do with DC
Russell Investments' Doug Gordon explains what could drive the stock market even higher.
- MarketWatch•18 hours ago
These stocks have popped more than 75% since Trump was elected
The president boasted Monday that U.S. stocks have risen 25% on his watch. By Phil van Doorn.
- MarketWatch•18 hours ago
Three money managers who lived through the 1987 stock-market crash warn of danger today
‘I would take some money off now because ... there are clear signs of deranged valuations,’ says Gabelli fund manager Lawrence Haverty.
- MarketWatch•18 hours ago
Americans are still terrible at investing, annual study once again shows
It’s not about fees or unscrupulous advisers — it’s that we lack the patience to hold investments for more than a few years. By Lance Roberts.
- Yahoo Finance Contributors•13 hours ago
5 Stocks to Watch this Week 10/23 - CMG, GOOGL, INTC, AMZN, XOM
Yahoo Finance Video•2 days agoTrump's tax reform clears major hurdle
The GOP is getting closer to tax reform after the Senate narrowly passed a budget resolution that would pave the way for a tax plan this year. Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous, Jared Blikre and Rick Newman figures out what will happen next.
Yahoo Finance Video•2 days 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.
