FinData - S&P 500 [INDEX:SP500] News

S&P 500: A Risky Summer Ahead For Stocks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:19:23 +1200

Over the last month, we have seen the first real signs of risk coming back into the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY), largely due to fears of an economic slowdown if the Fed were to put the brakes on its endless supply of quantitative easing.
Symbol: INDEX:SP500

Facebook gets thumbs-up as S&P 500 climbs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:29:49 +1200

The S&P 500 was up 0.5 per cent to 1,647.85. A finish in positive territory would give the benchmark index only its second two-day rally in the month of June.
Symbol: INDEX:SP500

First Horizon bumped off S&P 500

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:18 +1200

Zoetis Inc., a company which develops and manufactures animal medicines and vaccines, is taking Memphis-based First Horizon National Corp.
Symbol: INDEX:SP500

Trimble Navigation Larger Than S&P 500 Component Helmerich & Payne

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:45:22 +1200

Market capitalization is an important data point for investors to keep an eye on, for various reasons. The most basic reason is that it gives a true comparison of the value attributed by the stock market to a given company's stock.
Symbol: INDEX:SP500

HSN Larger Than S&P 500 Component Pitney Bowes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:45:22 +1200

Another illustrative example is the S&P MidCap index which essentially takes the S&P 500 index and “tosses out” the biggest 100 companies so as to focus solely on the 400 smaller “up-and-comers” (which in the right environment can outperform their ...
Symbol: INDEX:SP500

Zoetis to Join S&P 500; First Horizon National, QLogic Moved to New Indices

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:41:22 +1200

McGraw-Hill Financial's S&P Dow Jones Indices is making changes in a trio of its signature products. After the close of trading Friday, the S&P 500 will include Pfizer spinoff Zoetis (NYSE: ZTS ) . The stock replaces First Horizon National (NYSE: FHN ...
Symbol: INDEX:SP500

Energy stocks top S&P 500 sector gainers

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:55:38 +1200

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Energy stocks rose Monday, following the broader U.S. stock market on a rally ahead of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
Symbol: INDEX:SP500

S&P 500 Index: Navigating A Fed-Dependent Market

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:45:32 +1200

The confusion in markets was evident on May 22 when the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) spiked higher early in the session as Ben Bernanke's remarks hinted at a steady stream of money printing.
Symbol: INDEX:SP500

S&P 500: Low Risk, High Reward Opportunity For Bulls

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:26:47 +1200

After a spectacular beginning to the year, the S&P 500 has retraced a portion of its gains. Equally important, the stock market has seemed to change character and entered a more volatile period.
Symbol: INDEX:SP500

First Horizon will move out of S&P 500

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:04:33 +1200

Zoetis Inc., an animal medicine maker that is being spun off from Pfizer Inc., will replace Memphis-based First Horizon National Corp.
Symbol: INDEX:SP500