The S&P 500 is one of the key indicators of the U.S. stock market, and in order to reduce investment risk, a smart beta or factor investment strategy can be used.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new highs, but investors remained cautious ahead of the consumer price report and Federal Reserve policy announcements.

The VIX index symbolizes the intense emotions of investor panic and desire to flee during stock market volatility.

The National Association of Realtors expects that existing home sales will grow by 9% in 2024.

Builder sentiment remains unchanged as mortgage rates remain close to 7%.

Since 1957, the S&P 500 has been tracking the performance of the 500 largest publicly traded U.S. companies by market capitalisation.

The S&P 500 finished at a higher close, delivering its strongest performance in the first quarter.

U.S. stocks fell on 26 March, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 dropping for a third consecutive session, as investors awaited economic data to assess the Federal Reserve's policy direction.

The quarterly adjustment of the MSCI index will see volume explosion and large fluctuations in share prices.。

Recently, Cisco Systems released the Q2 Business Data Report, which has become a model of innovation and resilience in the context of the evolving global technology.。

History shows that when the Fed moves from raising interest rates to lowering interest rates without plunging the economy into a recession, the S & P 500 can rise dramatically, as happened in the 1990s。

US services sector data is strong, with the sector posting growth in 43 of the last 44 months。

The ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) report shows that manufacturing economic activity has contracted for the 15th consecutive month.。

JOLTs Job Openings report shows strong US job market, job growth beats expectations, shows economic vitality。

The latest Markets Live Pulse survey data shows that the market's sell-off in green stocks looks set to continue into 2024, and this negative sentiment is sweeping the electric vehicle industry, and Tesla is considered likely to lose its position as the top 10 component of the S & P 500.。

Here are three charts to focus on: 1) how the current stock market decline compares to historical declines; 2) how much investors are willing to pay for government bonds; and 3) how Fed interest rate policy compares to recent history。These data help to understand the current volatility, investor anxiety, and the state of the U.。

The S & P 500 is a stock market index created in 1957 with a formula that puts the stock prices of 500 companies in different sectors together into one number to quickly judge "how the U.S. stock market is performing."。

A bull market reflects a period of growth in a stock, industry, or market as a whole, while a bear market reflects a period of decline。

U.S. stocks closed last night, with the S & P 500 up 0.62% to 4293.93 points, up more than 20% from last October's low, stepping into a technical bull market in one fell swoop。