The S&P 500 edged down 0.4% this week, led by the technology and financial sectors. The index ended the week at 6,878.88. With Friday the last trading day of the month, the market benchmark fell 0.9% in February. It's still up 0.5% for 2026. In economic news, the US producer price index rose by 0.5% in January following a 0.4% increase in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This was higher than the 0.3% gain expected in a Bloomberg survey. After excluding t

The S&P 500 index slipped 1.4% this week as declines led by the financial and communication services sectors outweighed utilities-led gains. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,836.17, down 1.5% for the month. The week's decline pushed the index into the red for the year, with the market benchmark now down 0.1% for 2026. While many companies reported quarterly results above analysts' expectations for the just-ended quarter, investors were concerned by pervasively pessimi

The S&P 500 index slipped 0.1% this week as declines led by the consumer discretionary sector slightly outweighed gains in the consumer staples amid mixed earnings reports. The S&P 500 ended the week at 6,932.30 and is up 1.3% for the year. The slim weekly move came as investors sifted through a mixed bag of quarterly earnings reports and guidance. Companies including Hershey (HSY) and PepsiCo (PEP) reported quarterly results above analysts' expectations, while others, incl

After falling 0.4% last week, the S&P 500 index edged up 0.3% this week, lifting the market benchmark's January gain to 1.4%. So far this year, small US companies and emerging markets indexes have far outgained the big US index. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,939.03, near but slightly below the record closing high it reached earlier this week at 6,978.60. The index also posted a record intraday high this week at 7,002.28. The slim move came as investors parsed thro