S&P 500 2026 Outlook: The End Of The Innocence, Best To Keep It Simple

The productivity argument around AI is as valid as it used to be. However, a year later, we are seeing layoffs blamed on AI ...

Stocks Reverse Downturn to Reach a Record High

The S&P 500 nudged to a record high on Thursday, shrugging off weak tech earnings to close above its level in October, a high point before worries over corporate spending on artificial intelligence ...

Dow, S&P 500 score record closes despite return of AI jitters

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index both swooped to record closes on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve gave investors the rate cut they wanted. The Dow added about 646 points, ...

Solace Signals the Future of Real-time Agentic AI with Introduction of Solace Agent Mesh Enterprise

Solace, the real-time data and agentic AI company, today announced general availability (GA) of Solace Agent Mesh Enterprise, an open agentic AI platform that enables organizations to build, deploy ...
Seeking Alpha

This Is How Hard It Is To Justify Investing In The S&P 500

Wide swathes of the investing public have their retirement funds tied to the fate of the S&P 500. The fact that we are likely in an AI bubble means that millions of folks stand to lose massive amounts ...
The Motley Fool

Is It Smart to Buy Stocks With the S&P 500 at an All-Time High? History Has a Clear Answer.

Now, with the S&P 500 once again flirting with record highs, many are asking the same question: Is it wise -- or reckless -- to invest when the stock market could be topping out? History offers a ...
Forbes

S&P 500's Weight In Mag 7 Stocks Passes 30%. Is This A Diversification Risk?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. There are 500 companies in the S&P 500, but only a small percentage have ...
Forbes

Invested In Apple Stock 10 Years Ago? Here's How You've Performed Against The S&P 500

Apple stock has dramatically outperformed the S&P 500 over the last decade but it is worth remembering that past performance does not predict the future. Read on to learn how much Apple stock has ...
Reuters

S&P lifts India's rating to BBB in first upgrade since 2007

MUMBAI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - S&P Global Ratings on Thursday upgraded India's long-term sovereign credit rating to 'BBB' from 'BBB-', the first upgrade in 18 years, citing strong economic growth, ...
CoinDesk

S&P Assigns First-Ever Credit Rating to a DeFi Protocol, Rates Sky at B-

S&P Global Ratings assigned a B- (stable outlook) issuer credit rating to Sky Protocol, the decentralized lending platform formerly known as Maker Protocol, in a first for the decentralized finance ...
MarketWatch

Is another S&P 500 change on the horizon? Here’s what to know.

Paramount Global’s pending sale to Skydance Media could set the stage for another S&P 500 membership change — but there’s no guarantee that will happen. With a $9.5 billion market capitalization at ...
Morningstar

Is another S&P 500 change on the horizon? Here's what to know.

The Paramount-Skydance deal could open the door for a membership change, but Robinhood and AppLovin may once again miss out on inclusion Paramount Global's pending sale to Skydance Media could set the ...