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CEO: General Motors will soon rejoin S&P 500 - USA Today

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:04:31 GMT

CEO: General Motors will soon rejoin S&P 500 - USA Today
USA TODAY - 15 hours ago

General Motors is still in the "early innings" of its recovery, but it won't be long before it rejoins the S&P 500 largest companies and gets its bond rating back to investment grade, GM CEO Dan Akerson said Saturday. Speaking at the commencement for ...

CEO Dan Akerson: GM expects to rejoin S&P 500 - Detroit Free Press
CEO Akerson: GM close to returning to S&P 500 - The Detroit News

The S&P 500 Snaps into Focus

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:07:38 GMT

The S&P 500 Snaps into Focus
Town Hall - 2 hours ago

Now that the transition in focus from 2013-Q2 to 2014-Q1 seems assured, we can expect the recent rapid run-up of stock prices to taper off, as the change in the growth rate of stock prices will converge with that expected for the S&P 500's dividends ...

The 4 Most Expensive Stocks in the S&P 500 - The Motley Fool

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:31:23 GMT

The 4 Most Expensive Stocks in the S&P 500 - The Motley Fool
Motley Fool - 15 hours ago

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC ) has been hitting record highs lately, leading some to wonder whether the stock market is overpriced.

Dow, S&P 500 end week with record highs - USA Today

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:45:55 GMT

Dow, S&P 500 end week with record highs - USA Today
USA TODAY - May 17, 2013

The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at record highs. The Dow gained 121.18 points, 0.8%, to 15,354.40.

Stocks Rally for 4th-Straight Week; Dow, S&P 500 Jump to New Highs - CNBC.com - CNBC.com
Dow, S&P end at records, stocks mark fourth week of gains - Reuters

S&P 500 closes week at record high

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:26:50 GMT

S&P 500 closes week at record high
Financial Times - May 17, 2013

Jonathan Golub, US equity strategist at UBS, said earnings trends for companies in the financial sector have been among the strongest on the S&P 500. Mr Golub upgraded his recommendation for the sector to “buy” from “hold”, adding that financials could ...

Kansas City Southern shares to join S&P 500

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:43 GMT

Kansas City Southern shares to join S&P 500
Kansas City Star - May 17, 2013

The popular S&P 500 tracks the shares of large industrial companies and is the basis for many index mutual funds. Kansas City Southern will trade places with Deans Foods Co.

Dean Foods to lose spot on S&P 500 - Dallas Morning News (blog)
Kansas City Southern to Enter S&P 500 as Dean Foods Removed - Bloomberg

S&P 500 at 1715 by year's end, but we need more cowbell: J.P. Morgan

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:06:23 GMT

S&P 500 at 1715 by year's end, but we need more cowbell: J.P. Morgan
MarketWatch (blog) - May 17, 2013

J.P. Morgan strategists have lifted their year-end target on the S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025 SPX to 1,715 from 1,580 based on a better bull market than they expected.

Dow, S&P 500 end at record highs again, Google jumps

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:17:40 GMT

Dow, S&P 500 end at record highs again, Google jumps
Reuters - May 15, 2013

The day's gains were broad, with nine of the S&P 500's 10 sectors ending higher. Among the top gainers were the consumer staples sector index .

Dow, S&P 500, Google close at record highs - USA Today - USA TODAY
Dow, S&P 500 Close at Fresh Highs; AAPL Slumps 3%, GOOG Ends Above $900 - CNBC.com

CHART OF THE DAY: The Stock Market Today Is Almost Nothing Like It Was In ...

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:33:28 GMT

CHART OF THE DAY: The Stock Market Today Is Almost Nothing Like It Was In ...
Business Insider - May 17, 2013

"Here's a very rudimentary but essential thing to be aware of - in 1999 the S&P finished at 1469, earned 53 bucks per share, and paid out $16 in dividends," writes Brown.

The most-shorted stocks are outperforming the S&P 500

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:36:17 GMT

The most-shorted stocks are outperforming the S&P 500
MarketWatch (blog) - May 16, 2013

“With the exception of June and July, just as the shorts quickly scrambled to cover fast-evaporating gains, never has the short index outflanked the performance of the broader S&P 500 index,” Wilkinson wrote. “That tells us that on those occasions when ...