The S&P 500 is a market-capitalization-weighted index of 500 of the largest publicly traded companies in the United States. It covers a diverse range of industries including technology, finance, energy, and consumer goods. Launched in 1957 by Standard & Poor’s, it is considered one of the best representations of the overall U.S. equity market. The S&P 500 is widely used as a benchmark for mutual funds, ETFs, and institutional investors, and is often regarded as the most accurate reflection of U.S. corporate performance.
Live Updates All the News That's Fit to Buy11:05am ETToday’s biggest news concerns a rather small company, newspaper firm Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE), which is up double digits on news that Floridian billionaire David…
A Year of Extremes Highlights the Power of Passive Strategies 2025 was not a normal year for stocks. Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction), the AI leader that dominated returns in prior years, has…
Live Updates Expect ConAgra to Grow Slowly12:36pm ETBernstein SocGen Group analyst Alexia Howard lowered her price target on S&P 500 component stock ConAgra (NYSE: CAG | CAG Price Prediction) to $18 this morning. Howard highlighted…
What are your New Year’s resolutions for 2026? One of your commitments should be to take control of your financial future. An easy way to get started is to put the Vanguard S&P 500…
Live Updates Capital One Beats AmEx1:29pm ETBTIG analyst Vincent Caintic raised his price target on S&P 500 component company Capital One (NYSE: COF | COF Price Prediction) to $308, and maintained his buy rating…
Live Updates Sealed Air Won't Float Any Higher1:09pm ETA different Raymond James analyst, Matt Roberts this time, downgraded Sealed Air (NYSE: SEE | SEE Price Prediction) stock to market perform this morning. “Following the previously announced…
Live Updates Carnival Cruises Higher1:28pm ETS&P 500 component company Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL | CCL Price Prediction) beat earnings by nine cents this morning, reporting Q4 2025 profit of $0.34 per share on sales of…
Live Updates Accenture on the Positive11:15am ETOne more S&P 500 component helping to move the index, and the ETF higher today is IT consultant Accenture (NYSE: ACN | ACN Price Prediction). Accenture beat by 20…
Live Updates Flipping Over COIN3:42pm ETDeutsche Bank analyst Brian Bedell initiated coverage of Coinbase Global (Nasdaq: COIN | COIN Price Prediction) stock with a buy rating and a $340 price target Wednesday. “We see the…
Live Updates Apple Gets More Complicated11:47am ETApple (Nasdaq: AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction) plans to expand its menu of iPhone options in 2027, as The Information reports. The tech company offers five different iPhone…
A well-established and popular exchange traded fund (ETF), the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) tracks the s&P 500 large-cap stock index. Holding the SPY ETF is a simple way to get portfolio exposure to…
Live Updates Flight Delay for Boeing1:20pm ETBoeing (NYSE: BA | BA Price Prediction) will again delay delivery to the U.S. Air Force of two 747 airliners, designated to serve as “Air Force One.” Originally…
Live Updates Is PayPal Stock No Longer a Buy?11:40am ETBaird analyst Colin Sebastian downgraded PayPal (Nasdaq: PYPL | PYPL Price Prediction) stock to neutral with a $66 price target this morning. “We were already below…
Live Updates PayPal No Longer a Buy?11:53am ETBofA Securities analyst Jason Kupferberg pulled his buy rating on PayPal (Nasdaq: PYPL | PYPL Price Prediction) stock and downgraded to neutral with a $68 price target…
Live Updates Eaton Dines on Data Center Demand12:07pm ETS&P 500 component company Eaton (NYSE: ETN | ETN Price Prediction) will open a new manufacturing facility in Henrico County, Virginia in 2027. “More than 50…
