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SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: SPY) was set for its fourth straight week of gains and traded near an all-time high Friday after a measure of consumer sentiment came in better than expected.

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Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) was among the top gainers in the Nasdaq-100 and in the S&P 500 following rumors that the iPhone 5S could hit shelves as early as this summer, though the widespread expectation is for a fall release.

Market capitalization is an important data point for investors to keep an eye on, for various reasons. The most basic reason is that it gives a true comparison of the value attributed by the stock market to a given company's stock.

Regardless of the noise, looking at the long-term chart of the key stock indices like the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.

The following tables show the biggest increases and decreases in analysts' target price, according to Bloomberg data, for companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPX) from May 10. The average target price reflects forecasts for the next 12 months ...

Regarding the latter, Ashraf Laidi, chief global strategist at City Index, points out that the past two big rallies in the S&P 500, which started in early 1994 and in late 2002, lasted 23 quarters and 20 quarters, respectively. The current surge from ...

For example, as of May 10, out of all the companies on the S&P 500 that have issued their corporate earnings guidance, more than 79% of them have issued a negative outlook.

U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to its eighth record high in the past nine sessions, on increased optimism over growth in the world's largest economy.