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 Time to Rethink That Strategy?12:17pm ETAs we pass the noonday mark, the Voo is down only about 0.3% right now, but the crypto selloff is accelerating. Bitcoin prices have fallen below $85,000,…
Live Updates Optimistic About Autodesk11:04am ETUBS analyst Taylor McGinnis raised his price target on Autodesk (Nasdaq: ADSK | ADSK Price Prediction) to $400 after the CAD software specialist beat earnings before the holiday break. “ADSK once…
Live Updates Wall Street Loves a Clean Autodesk11:36am ETAutodesk’s earnings beat last night won it an upgrade to buy from Deutsche Bank’s Bhavin Shah this morning. Shah also raised the computer aided design software stock’s…
Live Updates Abercrombie & Fitch Looks Dressed for Success11:39am ETEven more positive retail news. Clothing chain Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF | ANF Price Prediction) beat earnings by 16 cents this morning, reporting a…
Live Updates ObamaCare Looks Healthy Again11:30am ETPolitico is reporting on a possible compromise in Washington, that could save healthcare consumers thousands of dollars each. The Trump Administration is proposing that, if Congress sets minimum…
Live Updates Amazon is Go for Launch11:54am ETWith a handful of satellites now in orbit, Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) has renamed its new “Project Kuiper” satellite communications constellation “Amazon Leo” instead…
Live Updates Is Ford's Future Up in Smoke?12:05pm ETBad news for Ford (NYSE: F | NDAQ Price Prediction) investors today. News site CNYCentral is reporting there’s a four-alarm fire blazing at the Novelis aluminum plant…
Live Updates Freeport Gets an Upgrade11:54am ETScotiabank analyst Orest Wowkodaw upgraded Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX | FCX Price Prediction) stock to sector outperform with a $47 price target this morning. “Improved clarity on the company’s multi‑year…
Live Updates Time to Start Worrying About Amazon?12:36pm ETRothschild Redburn analyst Alex Haissl downgraded Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) to neutral with a $250 price target. “Taking a more cautious view on AWS is…
Live Updates Swiss Chocolate and Swiss Watches Just Got 24% Cheaper1:41pm ETIn tariffs news — and it’s been a minute since we last had some interesting tariffs news from the tariff-obsessed Trump administration —…
Live Updates Booking Gets a Good Review12:05pm ETWedbush analyst Scott Devitt upgraded travel website Booking Holdings (Nasdaq: BKNG | BKNG Price Prediction) to outperform with a nice, round $6,000 price target this morning. “Booking…
Live Updates Hold FAST -- or Not?12:48pm ETBernstein SocGen Group initiated coverage on S&P 500 component company Fastenal (Nasdaq: FAST | FAST Price Prediction) with a underperform rating and a $38 price target this…
Live Updates CF Industries Gets an 'A'11:30am ETWells Fargo analyst Michael Sison initiated coverage on fertilizer producer and S&P 500 component company CF Industries (NYSE: CF | CF Price Prediction) with an overweight rating…
Live Updates Bullish on Meta12:50pm ETIn other AI news, Freedom Capital Markets analyst Saken Ismailov upgraded Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META | META Price Prediction) to buy with an $800 price target this morning. “Meta…
Live Updates Air Products Stock Rises12:54pm ETGases production company and S&P 500 component Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE: APD | APD Price Prediction) beat on both sales and earnings, reporting $3.39 per share in…
