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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…
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 shares power higher for eighth consecutive day
Apple shares rose for an eighth consecutive day as U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday, extending the market’s recent rebound…
Apple stock is on a winning streak; more could be on tap
Apple stock just notched its longest winning streak in months, and has seen its best five-day performance in at least a year. And there’s…
Apple stock loses ‘wow factor’ without Steve Jobs
It’s been exactly 10 years since Steve Jobs resigned as Apple’s CEO. And Apple stock definitely lost much of its wow factor in the S&P 500…
Stock futures slide on growth and inflation fears; Federal Reserve stimulus taper
U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday on growth and inflation fears and concern the Federal Reserve could begin to rein in its massive …
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…
Goldman Sachs: U.S. tax hikes could hammer Apple, other ‘Big Tech’ stocks
Big Tech has been one of the best investments of the past five years amid advances in technology, but proposed U.S. tax hikes could harm…
Apple stock price nears key support level
The stock price of Apple is approaching its 50-day support level. 2020’s top three performing Dow Jones stocks in 2020 were Apple, followed…
Dow Jones futures rise as President Trump signs stimulus deal
Dow Jones futures rose Monday morning, along with S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures, as President Donald Trump signed the stimulus deal Sunday…
Dow falls more than 100 points as tech drop pushes stocks off record highs
As tech shares struggled and COVID-19 stimulus talks seem stymied, stocks fell on Wednesday, retreating from the record highs set earlier…
Stocks rally on COVID vaccine news, China factory data
Stocks again managed to rally on Tuesday on COVID vaccine news, strong November factory data from China, and continued oil production…
Strategists: Stock market rise from COVID-19 lows has further to go
According to strategists, the stock market is poised to rise through the end of 2021 as the widespread release of COVID-19 vaccines…
Dow rallies to hit 30,000 milestone on positive COVID vaccine news
The Dow rallied on Tuesday, breaking above 30,000 for the first time ever, as the momentum rally continued amid positive COVID vaccine news…
Dow surges to record high on news of effective COVID vaccine
U.S. stocks jumped on Monday after Moderna said preliminary trial data showed its COVID vaccine was more than 94% effective. Earlier…
U.S. stocks rally to add to weekly gains
On Friday, U.S. stocks moved higher, propelled by better-than-expected earnings and COVID-19 vaccine optimism…
Dow Jones lags as Nasdaq surges powered by tech stocks
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped on a day the Nasdaq fared best amid a tech stocks rally. Apple and Microsoft were the best Dow…
Dow futures rocket over 1,700 points on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine news
On Monday, U.S. stock-index futures rocketed after Pfizer and BioNTech SE said their COVID-19 vaccine candidate achieved “success” in…
Stock futures surge with focus on U.S. presidential election
U.S. stock index futures bounced on Monday as investors geared up for an event-packed week starting with the U.S. presidential election …
Dow Jones surges 450 points on Trump stimulus statements; Apple snaps back
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 450 points on President Trump’s latest coronavirus stimulus tweets. Dow Jones…
Stock futures rebound after President Trump pushes for new $1,200 stimulus checks for Americans
U.S. stock futures rebounded Wednesday from Tuesday’s slide after President Donald Trump tweeted support for stimulus measures…
Wall Street closes sharply lower on President Trump’s positive COVID-19 test
As news that U.S. President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 put investors in a risk-off mood and added to mounting uncertainties…
Dow futures plunge after President Trump tests positive for COVID-19
Stock futures plunged in early trading on Friday after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19 …
Nasdaq posts worst weekly loss since March as tech stocks extend declines
Stocks ended mixed on Friday as the three major indices struggled to find their footing after a week of volatility. The Nasdaq posted its…
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…
Apple’s 4-for-1 stock split to end dominion of Dow
Apple’s planned stock split will diminish its influence on the Dow Jones Industrial Average after the company’s 100% surge since March lows…
Wall Street ends higher as investors eye stimulus
While investors awaited more U.S. government stimulus to fight economic fallout from prolonged COVID-19 shutdowns, Wall Street ended higher on Tuesday…
U.S. stocks indexes rise on hopes fiscal stimulus will revive COVID-19-battered economy
The S&P 500 and the Dow indexes rose on Tuesday as investors poured into economically sensitive sectors on bets that fiscal stimulus would revive…
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…
Wall Street rally gains steam as investors shake off coronavirus spike
Stocks rose on Wall Street on Monday, building on last week’s strong performance, as investors looked past continued coronavirus cases increases…
U.S. stocks gains on economic recovery hopes
U.S. stocks rose about 1% on Friday with the tech-heavy Nasdaq hovering near a fresh record high on hopes of a recovery in post-pandemic economic…
U.S. stocks surge as jobs and services data show signs economy likely near bottom
As labor and services data showed a slowdown in the pace of the economic damage wrought by the COVID-19 shutdowns, U.S. stocks surged, adding to…
U.S. stock market is firing on all cylinders; stronger than even the most bullish investors believe
The U.S. stock market is firing on all cylinders, and that’s bullish for its near-term prospects. The five largest U.S. stocks by market capitalization…
Apple set to break out in coronavirus market rally as Dow futures jump on vaccine hopes
Dow futures jumped Tuesday morning, along with S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures, amid continued coronavirus vaccine hopes. The coronavirus stock market rally …
Stock futures jump on Memorial Day as coronavirus stock market rally rolls on
On Monday morning, Dow Jones stock futures rose solidly, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, with U.S. markets closed for Memorial Day…
