s&p 500

Image source: Getty Images Stock splits, while popular in the United States, are a relatively rare occurrence for ASX shares. Perhaps it’s our lack of $2,000 shares which, until recently, were sported by both Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc (parent company of Google). Or perhaps it’s just a cultural preference. But what is even rarer is an ETF…

How is SPY stock faring? The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust  is down 0.03% in the past 5 days but has risen about 21.4% year-to-date. According to TipRanks’ unique ETF…

Warren Buffett sometimes says he's a "business-picker" and not a stock-picker. He's right, of course. However, the legendary investor doesn't always pick individual businesses. Sometimes, Buffett picks a large basket of businesses.I'm referring to the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio. Buffett's ETFs have been big…

Investors see the stars lining up for the first Fed rate cut. It could come as early as the July 31st meeting…but most signs point to the next meeting on September 18th as being the true starting line. Those investors waiting for the Fed to make that first move are missing out on tremendous gains. In fact, they may be greatly disappointed by…

The gravity-defying climb faces risk, as the index futures trade narrowly mixed in early trading on Tuesday. That said, the recent gains could keep traders wary of a potential pullback. A couple of speeches by Federal Reserve officials are the lone Main Street catalysts for the day even as the market has set its eyes on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s…

Last year was an excellent year for the major market indices, with the S&P 500 returning nearly 27%. The most popular benchmark beat the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite by the widest margins since 1997. However, rising government bond yields and unabating inflation have been fostering significant market volatility.…

Investing in the stock market can seem complicated, but one of the simplest and most effective strategies is to buy an ETF that tracks the S&P 500. ETFs like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF allow investors to own shares in 500 of the largest U.S. companies with just one trading transaction. This diversified approach spreads risk and increases the…

How is SPY stock faring? The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust  is up 0.14% in the past 5 days and has risen about 21.69% year-to-date. According to TipRanks’ unique ETF analyst consensus, determined based on a weighted average of its holdings’ analyst ratings, SPY is a Moderate Buy. The Street’s average price target of $636.29 implies an…

U.S. index futures point to a modestly lower opening on Friday as traders hope for better tidings on the wholesale prices front. Thursday’s slightly hotter-than-expected consumer price inflation data kept sentiment subdued throughout the session before the major averages closed modestly lower. Following the inflation data, Harris Financial Group…

Last week, investors faced a rollercoaster with dramatic market swings. What can we expect next for the financial markets? The Recap: The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY started 2024 up as much as 19.5% through the middle of July, a historic pace. In the second half of the month, the index retracted slightly as investors called a top on the…