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How The S&P 500 Makes Money

The S&P 500 is a list of large U.S. companies selected by a committee using published criteria. It is a gauge, not a fund. It ...
Ever feel trapped? A week goes by and every day seems to fit neatly into a box? The S&P 500 can relate. The market benchmark ...
The S&P 500 soared 26% in 2023. It followed with a 25% gain in 2024. As of the market close on Oct. 10, 2025, the S&P is up a ...
The good news for investors is that only in 2012 did the S&P 500 decline during the fourth quarter after being up at least 10 ...
While Wall Street forecasts predict the S&P 500 will continue to go up — at least for the foreseeable future — experts ...
This comes from the Planet Money newsletter. Subscribe now to get more insights into how our economy works delivered to your inbox each week. Once a month, from 1989 to 2019, David Blitzer walked into ...
While Wall Street forecasts predict the S&P 500 will continue to go up — at least for the foreseeable future — experts ...
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Corporate earnings will be in focus this week as about 18% of the S&P 500 index is set to report third-quarter results, ...
The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all rose this week, as investors shook off concerns about bad loans as well as trade tensions ...