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Apple’s weighting in the S&P 500 has swelled to 7.6%, the biggest of any one stock in index’s history
The share price of Apple, by far the world’s most valuable company, with a market capitalization over $3 trillion, has surged 49% so far…
Apple and Microsoft make the S&P 500 top-heavy
Apple and Microsoft have never occupied this much of the S&P 500 Index, leaving some investors worried about the gauge’s increasingly…
S&P 500 drops as U.S. recession fears deepen
The S&P 500 fell on Wednesday as a growing wave of weak economic data deepened worries that the U.S. economy might tip into recession …
Megacap tech stocks like Apple are outperforming the S&P 500 by the widest margin in years
Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and two other U.S. lenders, megacap technology stocks like Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft…
Goldman Sachs: Rampant U.S. inflation could cause further 27% drop in the S&P 500
It’s not just that the U.S. Fed is going to be aggressive after the latest shocking U.S. inflation figure, still running at 40-year highs…
Apple rules the S&P 500 with highest weighting for any company in over 40 years
Apple, the world’s largest company by stock market value, at $2.7 trillion, this week accounted for 7.3% of the S&P 500. That’s the highest…
Prepare for the strong U.S. dollar hit on big tech, S&P 500 earnings
The strong U.S. dollar will take a toll on big tech ad S&P 500 earnings is this quarter. Tech companies generate the biggest percentage…
U.S. stock futures tumble as S&P 500 heads for worst first half in 52 years
U.S. stock futures tumbled, with the major averages on track to post steep June declines and the worst first half in 52 years as inflation…
S&P 500 enters bear market
The S&P 500, of which Apple is the No.1 component, dropped 3.9% to end at 3,749.81 on Monday. This set the index more than…
Apple, Nasdaq, Dow, S&P 500 drop amid rampant U.S. inflation, economic concerns
Apple, and the Nasdaq, Dow, and S&P 500 swooned Wednesday amid rampant U.S. inflation and overall economic concerns…
S&P 500 could avoid a bear market, depending on Apple stock
The S&P 500 looks like it can fall into bear market territory, but there’s a good chance that won’t happen, though, thanks to Apple…
Apple, other tech stocks power S&P 500 to record high amid inflation concerns
The S&P 500 notched its third straight record high on Thursday, as investors considered the specter of U.S. inflation …
S&P 500 and Dow indexes fall as U.S. weekly jobless claims hit a two-month high
The S&P 500 and the Dow indexes fell on Thursday after data showed weekly jobless claims hit a two-month high, while a rise in megacap tech…
S&P 500, Nasdaq weighed down by inflation worries
The S&P 500 dipped on Thursday as a slew of economic data showing a post-COVID-19 “V-shaped” recovery accelerated fears of rising inflation…
S&P 500 erases gains and ends day slightly lower as market rally stalls
U.S. stocks wiped out Tuesday’s earlier gains and finished the session lower as the S&P 500 erased gains and the market struggled for a…
Stimulus progress turns Dow positive for 2020; S&P 500, Nasdaq post best week since July
Stocks rose for a third straight session as investors wrapped the best week weekly performance for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq since…
Powered by Apple, the S&P 500 posts biggest August gain since 1986
Not since the Reagan administration has the S&P 500 done this: For the month of August, the S&P showed a gain of 7.01%, its biggest advance…
Tech stocks power S&P 500’s rally; on track for best August in 34 years
The S&P 500, which rallied for the seventh straight session on Friday, is on track for its best August in 34 years, partly powered by…
S&P 500 hits record high completing recovery from COVID-19 crash
The S&P 500 index today hit an all-time high, completing its recovery from the stock market crash caused by the onset of the COVID-19 panic…
S&P 500 nears record high as U.S. stimulus bets climb
The S&P 500 closed in on its February peak on Tuesday on hopes for more U.S. stimulus., returning to levels prior to the reaction to COVID-19…
As Apple nears $2 trillion market value, company’s share of S&P 500 hits milestone
As Apple nears $2 trillion market value, the company’s stock market clout has entered new territory. After more than doubling since twelve months ago…
S&P 500, Nasdaq rise on promising COVID-19 vaccine hopes, tech boost
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose as promising early data on multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates countered fears in some quarters over increasing cases…
S&P 500, Dow dive on Powell’s somber economic outlook
As Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned of an extended period of weak growth and stagnant incomes, the S&P 500 and Dow dove on Wednesday…
S&P 500 rallies to join Dow in exiting bear market
U.S. equity markets rallied to session highs Wednesday as the S&P 500 exited its bear market helped by a basket of news investors believe will be…
S&P 500 set for worst first quarter since 1938
The S&P 500 on course for its worst first quarter since 1938, even as Wall Street seemed to steady on Tuesday as investors returned to stocks that are…
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit new all-time highs
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit all-time highs on Wednesday on confidence in the U.S. economy and hopes that China would take more measures…
Apple and Microsoft accounted for nearly 15% of the S&P 500 gains in 2019
Apple and, to a lesser extent, Microsoft are the two biggest contributors to the S&P 500′s gains this year…
Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq close at record highs as Wall Street shrugs at Trump impeachment
Stocks set closing and intraday records Thursday even after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump…
Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq hit record highs after White House economic advisor Kudlow signals U.S.-China trade deal getting close
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new record high today after the Trump administration’s National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow said…
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record high on U.S. jobs report, China data
Wall Street’s main indexes advanced on Friday, as investors took comfort from data that showed U.S. jobs growth slowed less than expected..
Apple, tech stocks drive S&P 500 near record
Technology stocks are extending their leadership on Wall Street as the S&P 500 trades near…
Dow and S&P 500 rise on hopes of US-China trade deal
Stocks rose on Tuesday in choppy trading as investors hoped the U.S. and China will strike a deal on trade…
Dow plummets 500 points as sell-off intensifies amid U.S. inflation concerns
Stocks sold off and the Dow dropped 500 points Friday as U.S. inflation and geopolitical worries once again weighed on investor sentiment…
Apple shareholders look for positive signs after worst quarter relative to S&P since 2013
With Apple’s stock coming off its worst quarterly performance relative to the S&P 500 Index in over a decade, AAPL investors are looking for…
Apple has invested over $500 billion into stock buybacks since 2012
Apple has invested over $500 billion into stock buybacks since 2012 for a number of reasons: To increase shareholder value…
Tech stock rally sends S&P and Nasdaq to record highs
As investors awaited data on the U.S. labor market due on Friday, a tech stock rally and low interest rates fueled the Nasdaq and S&P 500…
Apple stock surges past $500 to hit new record highs ahead of 4-for-1 stock split
Apple is set to open at a fresh record high of more than $500 per share ahead of its four-for-one stock split on August 31. The surge comes…
Dow tumbles more than 500 points as COVID-19 shutdown slams economy
Stocks fell sharply on Wednesday as the COVID-19 shutdown slams the economy. Dismal economic data and weak bank earnings fueled concerns…
Apple gaps up, helps lift Dow Jones to 500-point gain
The stock market held bullish gains in afternoon trading Tuesday as Apple, Home Depot, and Microsoft outperformed in the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Apple passes Microsoft to become second-largest company in S&P 500
AAPL has an index market value of $241,534 million and MSFT has a market value of $239,515 million…
AMR Research: Apple Ranks #2 in supply chain among Fortune Global 500
AMR Research has released its annual Supply Chain Top 25 report…