The S&P 500 slid 0.2% on Friday, June 20, wrapping up the shortened trading week as investors mulled the implications of the ...

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The S&P 500 ended with a loss of less than 0.1% on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as the Fed held interest rates steady and ...

Investors have seemingly shrugged off trade tensions and geopolitical turmoil, but the gains in the stock market don’t tell ...

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) was a surefire winner for investors over the past two years -- it roared higher through a bull market, advancing 24% and 23%, respectively, in 2023 and 2024. The reason ...

The S&P 500 is up by almost 6.1% this month, which puts it on track for its biggest monthly gain since November 2023 and possibly its best May performance since 1990, according to Dow Jones Market ...

All three major averages closed out May with sizable gains Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite seeing their best month since November 2023.

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Even so, those gains couldn't offset steep losses recorded earlier in the month, with the S&P 500 marking its worst quarterly performance since 2022. Mr. Trump has dubbed April 2 as "Liberation ...

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