The NASDAQ-100 is widely followed as a measure mainly of the big tech and social media stocks that make up the index.

The S&P 500 added 0.4% on Thursday, Jan. 30, as a report showed consumer spending continued to buoy economic growth.

U.S. stock futures moved marginally higher on Thursday following the latest flurry of U.S. economic reports. Investors received the first reading on Q4 GDP. The data showed the U.S. economy expanded at a pace of 2.

IPC Indice de Precios Y Cotizaciones 52,050.25 494.47 0.96%

Shown below are year-end targets for the S&P 500 in 2025 set by various Wall Street banks and research firms. The chart also shows the implied upside or downside from the index's current level of 6,039. The list is by no means comprehensive, but most analysts expect the S&P 500 to move higher.

Discover the elite S&P 500 companies known as dividend aristocrats that have increased dividends for 25-plus years, including Target, Dover, and PepsiCo. See why they outperform the market.

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It's difficult for companies to stay at the top of their industries for long. The competition in the global economy is just too fierce. Yet, there are proven winners, such as Nike ( NKE 2.29%), Hershey ( HSY 1.95%), and PepsiCo ( PEP 1.02%), that have stood the test of time due to their beloved brands and the pricing power it gives them.

The S&P 500 fell 0.5% on Wednesday, Jan. 29, as the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in a move widely expected by the financial markets.

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Here are some of the S&P 500’s fastest-growing dividends over the last five and ten years. Best S&P 500 stocks for 5-year dividend growth. The stocks with the best five-year gro

Here's what S&P sector correlations are telling us about the stock market, according to investment analysis firm DataTrek.