Stock Market Today: S&P Falls Short of Record; Treasury Yields Decline
Live updates on stocks, bonds and other markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.
S&P 500 hovering near a new high as retail sales data awaits
U.S. stock futures were holding mostly steady on Friday, on the heels of strong gains that pushed the S&P 500 close to a record, as a retail sales update loomed. S&P 500 futures are up 1.5 points at 6 ...
Dow futures lower after retail sales disappoint
U.S. stock futures continued to point toward a lower open on Friday after a report on January retail sales came in weaker than economists had expected. Sales shrank by 0.9% compared with the prior ...
U.S. stocks end mostly lower but S&P 500 books weekly gain ahead of Presidents Day weekend
The U.S. stock market closed mostly lower Friday as investors weighed a retail sales report that was weaker than Wall Street expected, but major benchmarks saw weekly ...
S&P 500 flirts with fresh record high even as rally stalls out after strong week
U.S. stocks opened little-changed on Friday as the S&P 500 flirted with fresh record highs as investors shrugged off a disappointing reading on retail sales in January. All three major U.S. equity ...
The stock market is ignoring what could be its No. 1 threat
Stock prices have held up remarkably well in the face of worries about DeepSeek, tariffs, geopolitics and other economic developments. But U.S. stock-market investors seem to be ignoring tail risk, ...
Why the U.S. stock market may continue to hold up even as inflation rises again
Investors typically expect rising long-term rates to put pressure on stocks, especially when inflation spikes, but the S&P 500 SPX was up slightly for one week through Thursday, up 4.1% for 2025 and ...
Despite tariff fears European stocks have outperformed Wall Street this year. Here's why UBS thinks that will continue.
In addition, further weakness in the euro - UBS sees it falling to $0.99 by the end of 2025 - would be consistent with improving earnings revisions. A 10% fall in the euro may increase European ...
The S&P 500 pushed through its trading range - but can the bulls hold the line?
The S&P 500 Index SPX has managed to push through the top of its trading range, past 6,100. The question now is whether this will generate stronger momentum, or if it will retreat back to the lower ...
This cheap, balanced portfolio will give you more than any pricey hedge fund
As I've written repeatedly in recent months, the U.S. stock market is extremely overvalued, with an expected return over the next decade that is well below the rate of inflation. Bonds also appear to ...
This fund surged 40% last year. The manager now likes Netflix and these two stocks.
A 23% return for the S&P 500 last year was certainly nothing to sniff at, but T. Rowe Price's $10.41 billion Science & Technology Fund PRSCX blew that out of the water with a 40.3% gain. Granted one ...