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S&P 500 Index - Price Return (USD)(^GSPC)
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$4,201.62
$34.03
0.8%
Price as of May 6, 2021, 5:28 p.m. ET
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News & Analysis: S&P 500 Index - Price Return (USD)
The Fool has written over 2700 articles on S&P 500 Index - Price Return (USD).
With the S&P 500 Up 16% for the Year, Is It Too Late to Buy?
No, but the rally is certainly due for a breather followed by a change of character.
Worried About a Stock Market Crash? 5 Steps to Take Right Now
The best defense against the unknown is still a healthy dose of common sense and keeping things simple.
The S&P 500 Was Down 3.3% in October -- Keep Buying Anyway
Headline-prompted hysteria has sent stock prices down further than is warranted, which makes this a buying opportunity.
S&P 500 Slides as Stimulus Talks Stall, Economic Worries Outweigh Positive News
Investors are responding to the growing likelihood that a deal for federal stimulus won't happen before the November election.
S&P 500 Gains 57 Points Ahead of Earnings, Huge Apple and Amazon Events, Ford Stock Gets an Upgrade
Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, and Facebook stocks had big gains today.
S&P 500 Drops 33 Points as Mega-Tech Stocks Slide, Cruise Stocks Sink, and Investors Sell "Safe" Stocks Too
Analyst warnings about dot-com bubble valuations have investors selling big tech stocks, while investors continue offloading real estate and utility stocks, usually considered safer investments in uncertainty.
7 Reasons the Stock Market May Crash Again and 3 Things to Do About It
If the stock market plunges again, it'll be one heck of an opportunity for long-term investors.
5 Ways the Stock Market Has Made History in 2020
It's been both a turbulent and triumphant year for investors.
Stock Market Crash 2.0: A Perfect Storm Is Brewing
And it has nothing to do with equity valuations.
