Another illustrative example is the S&P MidCap index which essentially takes the S&P 500 index and �tosses out� the biggest 100 companies so as to focus solely on the 400 smaller �up-and-comers� (which in the right environment can outperform their ...

Stocks fell for the third time in four weeks, with the S&P 500 losing 1 percent to 1,626.73, after Chinese industrial production rose less than forecast and investors awaited a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee starting tomorrow.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Energy stocks rose Monday, following the broader U.S. stock market on a rally ahead of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

McGraw-Hill Financial's S&P Dow Jones Indices is making changes in a trio of its signature products. After the close of trading Friday, the S&P 500 will include Pfizer spinoff Zoetis (NYSE: ZTS ) . The stock replaces First Horizon National (NYSE: FHN ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Netflix Inc. rallied over 7% on Monday, closing out the session as the best stock in both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100, on the back of a programming deal with DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.

THOMSON REUTERS, Jun 17, 2013 - Diary of S&P 500 Corporate earnings for U.S. companies month ahead. S&P 500 Earnings - Weekly S&P 500 Earnings - Day Ahead Non S&P 500 - Weekly Non S&P 500 - Day Ahead ConferenceCall/Webcast - Weekly ...

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.

Yesterday the S&P 500 index closed at 1,609. Let's hypothetically say it trades up to a PE of 30 like it did in 2000.

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Deutsche Bank's David Bianco just unveiled its targets for the S&P 500 through 2015, joining peers David Kostin of Goldman Sachs and Andrew Garthwaite of Credit Suisse who also recently published their long-term targets on the S&P 500. "We introduce a ...