The S&P 500 is one of the most valuable financial benchmarks, offering real-time views of current market health and economic ...

The chart below from BTIG, taken late in Tuesday's session, shows just how close the S&P 500 got to its 200-day moving average before sharply paring its losses. "The question we have isn't whether or ...

The S&P 500's slide follows a similar drop for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index, which last week confirmed it was in a ...

Stock-market bears won the battle of the 200-day moving average last week, with the important chart level finally giving way ...

Buying and holding this broad-based, U.S.-centered index has clearly been a winning, and very simple, strategy. That's why ...

And tracking the index has proved to be a great long-term strategy; historically, the S&P 500 has averaged an annual return of around 10%. A popular ETF that tracks the index is the SPDR S&P 500 ...

In the chart below ... The Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 have both made great investments over the past 20 years. Over the long term, the former has been the best performer. However, because of its ...

Zoom out, and a long-term S&P 500 chart will look like a steady trend of gains. Zoom in, and you see there's plenty of zigs and zags along the way.

As computer algorithms continue to change, market analysis is also evolving, putting the spotlight on the value of classic technical analysis. The Energies sector is one of the more muddled ...

The S&P 500 is close to all-time ... Even with a budget of $500, these three value stocks can offer budget-minded investors long-term potential for growth at a reasonable price.

The S&P 500's decline translates to a loss of about ... has jumped to a 7-month high of 29.57, compared with its long-term median reading of 17.6. WHAT GOES UP... The "Magnificent Seven" stocks ...