The S&P 500 is a market cap-weighted index which includes roughly the 500 largest U.S. stocks spanning 11 sectors. The S&P ...

US stocks rose Friday and the S&P 500 notched its longest winning streak since 2004 as China signaled openness to trade talks and investors digested a better-than-expected jobs report.

Jurrien Timmer suggests that a simple look at the S&P 500 chart offers a compelling answer for those pondering their next ...