The yield of the S&P 500 is around its lowest level in 25 years, with well-known index funds like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ( VOO 0.52%) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF yielding just 1.2%. Here are three ways to generate more dividend income from stocks than passively investing in the S&P 500.
The S&P 500 fell 0.5% on Wednesday, Jan. 29, as the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in a move widely expected by the financial markets.
S&P 500 futures are near flat Thursday night as investors analyzed earnings reports from Apple and other well-known companies ahead of the release of a closely followed inflation report. Futures tied to the broad index ticked higher by 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.3%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 53 points, or 0.1%.
The S&P 500 hit a high. Tesla launched the new Model Y in the U.S. and Europe. AI stocks like Nvidia are testing key levels.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 is the best performer but more risk-averse investors may prefer the more broadly diversified S&P 500.
U.S. stock futures were moving lower in early action on Friday, on the heels of the first record for the S&P 500 of 2024. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 15 points, or 0.03%, to 44,732 S&P 500 futures slipped 7 points,
The world’s biggest stock market is heading for its best start for a new US president since Ronald Reagan was sworn in to power in 1985.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around a record on Friday as they head for the close of a second straight winning week.
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Stocks took a leg up after Trump said Thursday in a virtual address to the World Economic Forum that he would “demand that interest rates drop immediately.”
U.S. stock futures moved marginally higher on Thursday following the latest flurry of U.S. economic reports. Investors received the first reading on Q4 GDP. The data showed the U.S. economy expanded at a pace of 2.
Texas Instruments (TI) ( TXN 1.44%) stock lost about 7.5% of its value in the trading session following its latest earnings report. While revenue exceeded expectations, a muted outlook for the upcoming quarter prompted investors to sell.