The S&P 500 has generated a 7.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) dating back to 1957. Despite many bear markets and 10 recessions, the stock market has consistently moved higher over time. Trying ...

Explore the history of the global stock market, from early stock exchanges to modern financial markets and global investing ...

The broad-market index jumped 24% in 2023 and gained another 23% in 2024. With just a few weeks left in the year, the S&P 500 ...

The U.S. stock market yo-yoed during the first half of 2025 as President Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports, then paused the most severe ones. The S&P 500 gained more than 20% during the ...

April 2025 saw both the worst April market drop since 1932 and the longest winning streak in decades (9 days), highlighting unprecedented volatility. Technical indicators and extreme sentiment levels ...

History has repeatedly shown that next-big-thing technologies and innovations need ample time to mature. Despite a sky-high addressable market, artificial intelligence (AI) may be the next in a long ...

The stock market’s drop over the past few weeks seems unexplained at a glance, but the driver is hiding in plain sight: the outlook for interest rates.

Investors are starting the week feeling chipper, with sentiment bolstered by talk of a U.S. - China trade deal. There's also optimism about corporate earnings, a reasonably healthy U.S. economy, and ...

The S&P 500 advanced 6.1% in May, one of its seven best performances during the month since the index was created in 1957. The S&P 500 has always been higher a year after advancing at least 5% in May, ...