History says the S&P 500 could rise 9% by the end of 2023. Since 1945, the S&P 500 returned an average of 4.2% in the second half of each year, and the index produced a positive return 69% of the ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose 0.2% to close at 34,585.35, marking its highest closing in 2023. Notably, 17 components of the 30-stock index ended in positive territory, while 13 in ...

U.S. stock markets closed marginally higher on Friday following mixed earnings results for first-quarter 2023. ... 15 components of the 30-stock index ended in negative territory and 15 in ...

Source: Morningstar Direct. Data as of Sept. 30, 2023. Q3 Performance: The Largest U.S. Stock Index Funds. The $197.5 billion Invesco QQQ ETF QQQ lost 2.9%, hurt by the poor performance of its ...

Half of large-growth funds held a below-index stake in consumer cyclical, and more than two-thirds were underweight in technology. Most instead favored healthcare—among 2023′s worst-performing ...

The Cboe Volatility Index, Wall Street's so-called fear gauge, fell below 14 intraday. Yields on benchmark U.S. government bonds moved higher . The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 3.699%, from 3. ...

The Dow reached a new high for the year Thursday as easing inflation data and strong third quarter earnings from Salesforce shot the benchmark index 520 points, or 1.5% higher.