Shares rose Tuesday, raising concerns – tensions in Washington-Beijing, the lack of a US incentive package for coronavirus, and the resurgence of viruses in Europe. The optimists helped push the Nasdaq Composite COMP, + 0.17% to log another record on Monday, while some see a new S&P 500 SPX, -0.13% …
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US stock market futures index near the flatline on Monday, with the S&P 500 index set to open near record highs, but finding few reasons to trade higher amid a congressional speech on fresh incentives to help hurt Americans and businesses by of coronavirus-pandemic. How do big indices work? Futures …
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Warren Buffett has long been critical of gold as an investment, saying it “has no use” and that “magic metal” does not match “American mettle.” He once wrote that “Anyone who sees Mars will scratch his head” about how we treat the shiny game on this planet. However, the Berkshire …
Read More »S&P 500 closes week near record high. Is this a stock market?
Text size Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images It’s like the bear market never happened. And maybe just did that. The stock market had another good week, with the S&P 500 index ending 0.6% to 3372.85; the Dow Jones industrial average rose 497.54 points, or 1.8%, to 27,931.02; and the …
Read More »S&P 500 closes week near record high. Is this a stock market?
Text size Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images It’s like the bear market never happened. And maybe just did that. The stock market had another good week, with the S&P 500 index ending 0.6% to 3372.85; the Dow Jones industrial average rose 497.54 points, or 1.8%, to 27,931.02; and the …
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