History says the S&P 500 could soar in the remaining months of 2025. The S&P 500 tracks 500 large U.S. companies. The index ...

The top 20 S&P 500 companies accounted for 52.3% of Q2 2024 buybacks, an increase from Q1 2024’s 50.9%, and above the historical average of 47.5% and the pre-COVID historical average of 44.5%.

With bullish signals emerging across the board, let’s examine five key charts that illustrate how the S&P 500 has defied ...

Stocks are holding modest gains at midday, with investors showing a modicum of relief over tariff threats and welcoming soft ...

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 ...

Let’s start with the historical perspective. Most of the time the stock market has earned positive returns Figure 1 in the chart below shows the annual return in the S&P 500 since 1926 ...

The top 20 S&P 500 companies accounted for 53.2% of Q3 2024 buybacks, a marginal rise from Q2 2024’s 52.3% and above the historical average of 47.6% and the pre-COVID historical average of 44.5%.