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S&P 500 Posts Fourth Gain in Past Five Weeks

Performance for Week Ending 8.28.2026 The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) rose 0.5 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) gained 0.5 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index...

Weekly Winning Streak Ends at Three with All Eyes on Jackson Hole Meeting

Performance for Week Ending 8.21.2026 The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) fell 0.9 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) lost 1.4 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index...

S&P 500 Logs Third Straight Weekly Gain

Performance for Week Ending 8.14.2026 The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) fell 0.6 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) gained 0.4 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index...

S&P 500 Closes at a Record High on Strong Earnings and Easing Rate Worries

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) added 3.0 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) gained 3.6 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index (Nasdaq) finished up 5.2 percent...

S&P Gains as Earnings Strength Offsets Fed Uncertainty

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) added 1.0 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) gained 1.1 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index (Nasdaq) finished up 1.6 percent...

Strong Earnings Outweighed by Worries Around Higher Oil and Interest Rates

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) fell 0.4 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) lost 0.6 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index (Nasdaq) finished down 2.1 percent...

Oil Jumps While Tech Slumps

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) fell 0.9 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) lost 1.55 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index (Nasdaq) finished off 2.9 percent...

Tech-Related Worries Weigh on the Broader Market

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) gained 0.9 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) lost 2.0 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index (Nasdaq) finished off 4.6 percent...

Markets Brace for a New Fed Era as Warsh Takes the Chair

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) gained 0.7 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) added 0.7 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index (Nasdaq) finished up 0.7 percent...

S&P 500 Posts Longest Winning Streak Since Late-2023

Performance for Week Ending 5.29.2026: The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) added 0.9 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) gained 1.4 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index...

S&P 500 Finishes Little Changed as Higher Oil and Yields Spook Investors

Performance for Week Ending 5.15.2026: The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) lost 0.2 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) added 0.1 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index...

Strong Earnings and a Resilient Economy Power S&P 500 to a New High

Performance for Week Ending 5.8.2026: The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) gained 0.2 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) added 2.3 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite Index...