When mentioning the stock market's performance, the investment community usually focuses on the S&P 500 index. This broad index contains 500 large and profitable U.S. businesses. In the past ...

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But history shows it may not last long. The S&P 500's (^GSPC) rally earlier this week allowed the major index to reclaim its widely watched 200-day moving average. In its simplest form ...

According to Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist at LPL Financial, it's rare for the S&P 500 to fall for four consecutive weeks, and stocks tend to post gains in the year after emerging ...

Though he declined to confirm much of the project's possibilities, Mark Miles says IndyCar's new car ... full-time cars and a one-off at the Indy 500, might expect to pay $7 million or more ...

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It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. THE Proclaimers and Val McDermid are among those who have signed an open letter calling for the proposed statue of Dr Elsie Inglis in Edinburgh ...

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Multiple parts of the UK could be hit by snow storms very soon, according to new forecasts. In the meantime, parts of Britain could be warmer than popular holiday destinations this week thanks to ...

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) has entered correction, falling 10% from its February all-time highs as political uncertainty has driven fears over the market outlook. "There's been a sentiment shift," Citi ...