If you like volatility, then you've probably enjoyed the action in the stock market this year. The broader benchmark S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) started the year by reaching new highs in February.

The three indices in this analysis all look like they sold off after the news of an airstrike by Israel on Iran, but there were plenty of buyers willing to come into the market and pick it back up.

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The S&P 500 added 0.4% on Thursday, June 12, 2025, after a report showed that wholesale inflation was cooler than expected in ...

The S&P 500 has broken out over the downtrend line that connected its February and May highs. This should push the index to ...

The stock market continued to grind higher in Thursday afternoon trading as the S&P 500 moved another step closer to its Feb. 19 record close. The market benchmark was up 0.3%, just about 1.7% below ...

The stock market continued to grind higher in Thursday afternoon trading as the S&P 500 moved another step closer to its Feb. 19 record close. The market benchmark was up 0.2%, just 1.7% below its ...

Investors were digesting a softer-than-expected inflation reading and assessing a US-China plan to salvage their trade truce.

U.S. stocks are drifting near their record on Wednesday after a report suggested President Donald Trump’s tariffs are not pushing inflation much higher, at least not yet.

But what counts as low? For index ETFs, expense ratios can now run just a few basis points (one "basis point" is 0.01%).

Traditionally, the S&P 500 SPX and gold (GC00) are "somewhat inversely correlated," he said. When they rise together, it often "points to a deeper undercurrent," such as fear around inflation, a ...