S&P 500 Index Funds Yield Just 1.2%. Here Are 3 Better Ways to Generate Passive Income From Stocks.
The yield of the S&P 500 is around its lowest level in 25 years, with well-known index funds like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ( VOO 0.52%) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF yielding just 1.2%. Here are three ways to generate more dividend income from stocks than passively investing in the S&P 500.
S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Moderna Stock Plunges After Analyst Downgrade
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.
S&P 500 futures are little changed as investors parse Apple earnings, await inflation data: Live updates
S&P 500 futures are near flat Thursday night as investors analyzed earnings reports from Apple and other well-known companies ahead of the release of a closely followed inflation report. Futures tied to the broad index ticked higher by 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.3%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 53 points, or 0.1%.
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Dow Jones Futures: S&P 500 Hits High; New Tesla Model Y Launches In U.S., Europe
The S&P 500 hit a high. Tesla launched the new Model Y in the U.S. and Europe. AI stocks like Nvidia are testing key levels.
S&P 500, Nasdaq-100 futures tick higher after GDP, jobless claims data
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.
Which Is the Better Long-Term Investment for You: the Nasdaq 100 Index or the S&P 500 Index?
The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 is the best performer but more risk-averse investors may prefer the more broadly diversified S&P 500.
S&P 500 futures slip after Boeing, Texas Instruments disappoint
U.S. stock futures were moving lower in early action on Friday, on the heels of the first record for the S&P 500 of 2024. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 15 points, or 0.03%, to 44,732 S&P 500 futures slipped 7 points,
S&P 500 sees best start for a US President since 1985
The world’s biggest stock market is heading for its best start for a new US president since Ronald Reagan was sworn in to power in 1985.
Stock Market Today: Dollar Weakens; Amex, Verizon Earnings in Spotlight
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Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its record
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around a record on Friday as they head for the close of a second straight winning week.
Stock market today: Wall Street hangs near its record as it heads for 2nd straight winning week
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around a record on Friday as they head for the close of a second straight winning week.
Stock Market Today: Nasdaq, S&P 500 down sharply as DeepSeek fears spark $1.1 trillion tech rout, Nvidia drops 14%; Dow turns positive
The Dow is up roughly 0.3%, versus a fall of 3.11% for the Nasdaq. If it holds, the Dow's 3.41 percentage point outperformance would be its strongest versus the Nasdaq since Nov. 9, 2020, according to Dow Jones Market Data, when the blue-chip gauge outpaced the tech-heavy index by 4.47 percentage points.