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Delta hopeful about returning to S&P 500

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:23:44 GMT

Delta hopeful about returning to S&P 500
New York Business Journal - 4 hours ago

Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) executives said they believe the company has “met every criteria” for re-inclusion in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.

S&P 500 lower despite HP surge

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:51:32 GMT

S&P 500 lower despite HP surge
Financial Times - 19 hours ago

Signs of improvement in US housing and labour helped indexes come off their lows by midday. Earlier, the S&P 500 traded below its 14-day moving average before bouncing back above it.

MARKET SNAPSHOT: US Stocks Shake Off Worst Of Drop; HP Rallies - Fox Business
Why Hewlett-Packard Shares Are Soaring Today - Motley Fool

U.S. Stocks Pare Losses With S&P 500 Trimming Early 1.2% Tumble

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:36:40 GMT

U.S. Stocks Pare Losses With S&P 500 Trimming Early 1.2% Tumble
Bloomberg - 20 hours ago

The S&P 500 was down 0.4 percent at 1,648.67 at 11:19 a.m. in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 23.9 points, or 0.2 percent, to 15,283.27 after tumbling as much as 126.94 points.

Small company stock index hits record, outpaces Dow and S&P 500 - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Hedge Funds Trail S&P 500 by 10 Percentage Points, Goldman Says

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:42 GMT

Hedge Funds Trail S&P 500 by 10 Percentage Points, Goldman Says
Bloomberg - May 22, 2013

Hedge funds gained 5.4 percent on average through May 10, compared with a 15.4 percent rise for the S&P 500 (SPX) and a 14.8 percent increase for the typical mutual fund, a team of Goldman Sachs analysts led by Amanda Sneider and David Kostin wrote ...

Google Is The New Hedge Fund Hotel, Boeing The Market Darling, And Apple's ... - Forbes
AIG shares still most beloved by hedge funds, says Goldman Sachs - MarketWatch (blog)

Are You Watching This Major Warning Sign For S&P 500 Top?

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:29:40 GMT

Are You Watching This Major Warning Sign For S&P 500 Top?
DailyFX - May 22, 2013

Summary: The Australian Dollar (ticker: FXA) has tumbled despite record-highs in the S&P 500 (ticker: SPY). Is the Aussie currency the canary in the coal mine, and does it point to a big S&P pullback?

ANALYST: A 'Bearish Shooting Star' Is About To Emerge

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:58:37 GMT

ANALYST: A 'Bearish Shooting Star' Is About To Emerge
Business Insider - May 22, 2013

Miller Tabak's chief technical market analyst Jonathan Krinsky alerts clients about a "bearish shooting star" that will emerge on the S&P 500 charts today if the index closes around current levels. Here's Krinsky: NYSE composite volume is running 9 ...

Dividend Stocks 2013: Why 81% of S&P 500 Companies Want to Pay You

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:20:06 GMT

Dividend Stocks 2013: Why 81% of S&P 500 Companies Want to Pay You
Money Morning - 18 hours ago

Collective dividends per share for Standard & Poor's 500 companies increased roughly 16% year-over-year in 2012. Meanwhile, the number of companies paying a dividend over that period reached a new 13-year high of 405, or roughly 81% of the S&P 500, ...

GOLDMAN: 3 Reasons The S&P 500 Is Going To Surge To 2100

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:21:39 GMT

GOLDMAN: 3 Reasons The S&P 500 Is Going To Surge To 2100
Business Insider - May 22, 2013

“We are raising our S&P 500 dividend estimates and index return forecasts for 2013 through 2015. We expect S&P 500 index will rise by 5% from the current level to 1750 by year-end 2013, advance by 9% to 1900 in 2014, and climb by 10% to 2100 in 2015.

Goldman raises S&P 500 targets through 2015 - MarketWatch (blog)
S&P 500 May Reach 2100, Goldman Sachs Says - Bloomberg

Amdocs Larger Than S&P 500 Component Jacobs Engineering Group

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:43:27 GMT

Amdocs Larger Than S&P 500 Component Jacobs Engineering Group
Forbes - 15 hours ago

Another illustrative example is the S&P MidCap index which essentially takes the S&P 500 index and “tosses out” the biggest 100 companies so as to focus solely on the 400 smaller “up-and-comers” (which in the right environment can outperform their ...

Delta Sees S&P 500 in Reach as Credit Ratings Rise

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:40:35 GMT

Delta Sees S&P 500 in Reach as Credit Ratings Rise
Bloomberg - May 22, 2013

Returning to the S&P 500, whose sole carrier is Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV), probably would draw new investors and mark a milestone in Delta's recovery since its removal in 2005 about a month before filing for bankruptcy.