The S&P 500 edged down 0.4% this week, led by the technology and financial sectors. The index ended the week at 6,878.88. With Friday the last trading day of the month, the market benchmark fell 0.9% in February. It's still up 0.5% for 2026. In economic news, the US producer price index rose by 0.5% in January following a 0.4% increase in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This was higher than the 0.3% gain expected in a Bloomberg survey. After excluding t

The S&P 500 index slipped 1.4% this week as declines led by the financial and communication services sectors outweighed utilities-led gains. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,836.17, down 1.5% for the month. The week's decline pushed the index into the red for the year, with the market benchmark now down 0.1% for 2026. While many companies reported quarterly results above analysts' expectations for the just-ended quarter, investors were concerned by pervasively pessimi

The S&P 500 index slipped 0.1% this week as declines led by the consumer discretionary sector slightly outweighed gains in the consumer staples amid mixed earnings reports. The S&P 500 ended the week at 6,932.30 and is up 1.3% for the year. The slim weekly move came as investors sifted through a mixed bag of quarterly earnings reports and guidance. Companies including Hershey (HSY) and PepsiCo (PEP) reported quarterly results above analysts' expectations, while others, incl

After falling 0.4% last week, the S&P 500 index edged up 0.3% this week, lifting the market benchmark's January gain to 1.4%. So far this year, small US companies and emerging markets indexes have far outgained the big US index. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,939.03, near but slightly below the record closing high it reached earlier this week at 6,978.60. The index also posted a record intraday high this week at 7,002.28. The slim move came as investors parsed thro

The S&P 500 index edged down 0.4% this week as several big banks began the quarterly earnings season with weaker-than-expected revenue. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,940.01. Despite the slight weekly drop, the market benchmark is up 1.4% this month. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup were among the banks that disappointed investors this week. JPMorgan and Wells Fargo both surpassed expectations for Q4 adjusted earnings per share, but revenue missed Street vi

The S&P 500 index rose 1.6% this week to a fresh closing high in a broad climb led by the consumer discretionary sector. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,966.28, its highest closing level ever. The market benchmark also reached an intraday record on Friday at 6,978.36. Shares of homebuilders and other companies connected with the housing market were among the S&P 500's top weekly gainers after President Trump said he was instructing his "representatives" [i.e., Bill Pu

The S&P 500 index shed 1% this week as the market benchmark transitioned to 2026 following its third consecutive year of double-digit percentage gains. The S&P 500 ended at 6,858.47 on Friday, up 0.2% in its first trading session of the new year but down from last week's close. The index locked in a 16% gain for 2025 on Wednesday. Trading was closed on Thursday for New Year's Day. The index edged down 0.05% in December but still added 2.3% in Q4, marking its third consecutive

T he S&P 500 index slipped 0.6% this week, weighed down by the communication services and technology sectors amid concerns about the artificial-intelligence boom. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,827.41. The index is now down 0.3% for the month but up 16% for the year with just a few weeks remaining in 2025. The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday reduced its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points amid continued concerns about the health of

T he S&P 500 index rose 3.7% this week in a broad climb that helped the market benchmark end the trading month with a November gain. The S&P 500 closed Friday's session at 6,849.09, marking a 0.1% increase from where it started November. This marks a significant turnaround in a short time -- just a week ago, the S&P 500 had been down 3.5% for November. The index is now up 16% this year. The climb came in an abbreviated week as the US stock market was closed on Thursday and ha

The S&P 500 index fell 1.95% this week in a technology-led decline as the September unemployment rate came in higher than expected. The market benchmark ended Friday's session at 6,602.99. It is now down 3.5% for November but up 12% for the year. September payrolls in the US rose by 119,000, more than the 51,000 increase expected, but roughly equal to the typical expansion of the labor force in any month. The unemployment rate edged up to 4.4%, the highest since October 2021,

The S&P 500 index edged up 0.1% this week as gains led by health care and energy stocks slightly outweighed declines in sectors including consumer discretionary and utilities. The market benchmark ended Friday's session at 6,734.11 and is still in the red for November with a month-to-date drop of 1.6%. The index is up 14% for the year. This week featured the end of a 43-day government shutdown, the longest federal closure in US history. While the government has reopened, inv

The S&P 500 index fell 1.6% this week, led by the technology sector, as consumer sentiment dropped to its lowest level in three years. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,728.80. This marks its first weekly loss since the week ended on October 10. The index is up 14% year-to-date. Economic readings have been sparse for the past month as the government shutdown has delayed multiple reports. Preliminary results from one report that came in this week -- the US consumer sent

The S&P 500 index rose 1.9% this week to a new closing high as September consumer price data came in softer than expected, while companies including Intel ( INTC ) and International Business Machines ( IBM ) surpassed earnings expectations. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,791.69. The market benchmark also reached a fresh intraday high on Friday at 6,807.11. This week's gain brought the S&P 500 into positive territory for the month. It's now up 1.5% for October and 1

The S&P 500 index rose 1.7% this week as earnings season kicked off on a largely positive note and President Donald Trump said his proposed 100% additional tariffs on China are "not sustainable." The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,664.01 and is down 0.4% for the month, but up 13% for the year. US stocks fell in the previous week as Trump said he was considering "a massive increase" in tariffs on Chinese products coming into the U.S. This Friday, stocks moved in the oppo

The S&P 500 fell 2.4% this week amid a fresh round of tariff worries. The index ended Friday's session at 6,552.51 and is now down 2% for October. It's still solidly in positive territory for 2025 with a gain of 11%. Coming into Friday's session, the S&P 500 had been up on the week, having just reached a new high on Thursday. Gains were erased on Friday after President Trump said he is considering "a massive increase" in tariffs on Chinese products coming into the US. Trump

The S&P 500 index rose 1.1% this week to its highest close ever, boosted by strong gains in the health care sector amid an agreement between Pfizer (PFE) and the Trump administration. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,715.79 and is now up 14% for the year. It also reached a record intraday high on Friday at 6,750.87. On Tuesday, the market benchmark ended September with a 3.5% gain, its fifth consecutive monthly increase. The index rose 7.8% in the third quarter. The ma

The S&P 500 index dropped 0.3% this week as the Trump administration unveiled plans for new tariffs on pharmaceuticals, trucks, and furniture. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,643.70, marking the gauge's first weekly decline since the week ended Aug. 29. With two trading sessions remaining in September, the S&P is up 2.8% for the month and 13% this year. President Donald Trump said the US will impose tariffs of 25% on heavy trucks and 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathr

The S&P 500 index rose 1.6% this week in a broad advance led by the technology sector as investors grew more hopeful for interest rate cuts. The market benchmark ended the week at 6,584.29 and is now up 1.9% for the month and 12% for the year. Technology stocks led the weekly climb amid better-than-expected quarterly results and increased full-year guidance from Adobe (ADBE) that gave a boost to sentiment around generative artificial intelligence, RBC Capital Markets said in

The S&P 500 index edged up 0.3% this week as investors considered the potential effects of weaker-than-expected monthly payroll data. The S&P 500 ended the week at 6,481.50. The week's move came in just four sessions as the US stock market was closed on Monday for Labor Day. The index is now up 10% for the year. The August employment report Friday morning showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 22,000, well below the 75,000 increase expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg. While

The S&P 500 index edged down 0.1% this week but ended August trading with a 1.9% monthly climb. The benchmark index closed at 6,460.26 on Friday, the final trading day of the month. While this marked a slight decline from a week prior and snapped its weekly winning streak, the index still recorded its fourth consecutive monthly gain. It is now up 4.1% for the quarter and 9.8% for the year. Data this week showed US consumer spending rose in July at the fastest pace since Marc