The table below lists the S&P 500's top sectors by weighting as of Jan. 27, 2025. The information technology, financials, health care, and consumer discretionary sectors carry a cumulative weight of ...

The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 0.6% while the Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.4%. Both indexes closed out November with their best monthly performances of the year. The Nasdaq added 0.8%.

Wall Street snapped out of its holiday-season funk Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 rallied 1.3% for its first gain since Dec. 24 and its best day in nearly two months. Strength for Big Tech ...

U.S. stocks rose to a record Thursday as Wall Street regained some of the momentum that catapulted it to 57 all-time highs last year.

The three major bond ratings agencies are Moody's, Standard & Poor's, and Fitch Ratings. Investment-grade bonds offer lower interest but high safety; speculative ones have higher risk and return.