Average short interest across the S&P 500 consumer discretionary stocks has decreased to 2.45% of shares float in end-December, from 2.54% a month earlier. Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) has been up 30.
Today, history offers us reason to be excited about 2025, suggesting that the S&P 500 is likely to soar as it's done in previous periods. But even if it doesn't, by taking the steps I've mentioned, your portfolio still could advance this year -- and most importantly, over the long run.
It's not easy for a stock investor to beat the S&P 500 in any given year, and it's even harder to do that regularly. Even Warren Buffett, who has beaten the market by huge margins over decades, hasn't managed to do so every year.
A number of new energy stocks, including S&P 500 nuclear stocks Constellation Energy and Vistra along with Amazon.com supplier Plug Power, moved higher following the the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service revising its rules for hydrogen production tax credits.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have both felt pressure as shares of major tech companies came under pressure Monday. Investors continue to keep a close eye on rising Treasury yields, which heighten worries about valuations, particularly for some of the market's most highly valued names.
The "Magnificent Seven" is a group of seven tech-orientated companies -- Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Tesla. All seven crushed the S&P 500 in 2023, and all but Microsoft beat the index again in 2024.
(k) index funds may be more heavily weighted toward technology stocks than investors realize, which can expose them to hidden sector-specific risks
Dow Jones futures will open Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday. Donald Trump's inauguration also will be Monday,
Lofty expectations for US corporate profits mean that the flood of earnings reports due in the coming fortnight will play a particularly important role in setting the direction for Wall Street stocks, investors say, after a shaky start to 2025.
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Nvidia (NVDA -1.10%) was added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (\^DJI 0.52%) in November 2024. So, technically, it was only in the index for a small portion of the year. But it
We recently compiled a list of the 10 S&P 500 Stocks on Jim Cramer’s Radar. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) stands against the other S&P 500 stocks.