Recent News:
- [$$] Microsoft-Nokia Advanced Talks Recently Broke Down[at The Wall Street Journal] - Microsoft-Nokia Advanced Talks Recently Broke Down(19 Jun 2013 20:50:03)
- Microsoft Is Paying Hackers Up To $150K To Tear Security Holes In Windows And Internet Explorer[Business Insider] - It's crowdsourcing discovery of Windows flaws.(19 Jun 2013 20:42:02)
- After-Hours Buzz: Nokia, Microsoft, Micron & More(19 Jun 2013 20:40:41)
- CFOs Still See Debt Market Opportunity(19 Jun 2013 20:40:27)
- How the Dow Jones industrial average fared[AP] - Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. Google's stock topped $900 for the first time after the company announced several upgrades ...(19 Jun 2013 20:39:28)
- How the Dow Jones industrial average fared[AP] - Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. Google's stock topped $900 for the first time after the company announced several upgrades ...(19 Jun 2013 20:39:28)
- LA to give every student an iPad; $30M order(19 Jun 2013 20:35:14)
- LA to give every student an iPad; $30M order(19 Jun 2013 20:35:14)
- Dropped Call: Microsoft-Nokia Talks Falter[at CNBC] - Microsoft was recently in advanced talks about purchasing Nokia's device business, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, but talks have faltered.(19 Jun 2013 20:33:50)
- The Market Is Freaking Out Over The Fed(19 Jun 2013 20:27:06)
The Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) is the main US index, and the largest index in the world. It is used as a global barometer for the world markets. All major investment funds, hedge funds, and investment portfolios are benchmarked again the S&P 500.
It is comprised of the 500 largest US companies, and a significant portion of the overall the United States of America’s market capitalization. The index is not based on any one sector, so it is seen as the best overall signal of the US market.
The index is free-floating and capitalization-weighted, and broken down into individual market sectors; consumer non-cyclical, consumer cyclical, financial, energy, technology, communications, industrial, basic materials and utilities.