Standard & Poor’s 500-Stock Index – Page 44

Stocks Soar as Investors Welcome Signs of Cooling Inflation

The slowdown in price gains in November provided Wall Street with a strong indication that the Federal Reserve could slow down interest rate increases.

By Isabella Simonetti

Consumer Price Index Inflation (Economics) Interest Rates Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index United States Economy

Stocks soar as investors welcome signs of cooling inflation.

The slowdown in price gains in November provided Wall Street with a strong indication that the Federal Reserve could slow down interest rate increases.

By Isabella Simonetti

Inflation (Economics) Interest Rates Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index Stocks and Bonds United States Economy

Markets Fluctuate at the End of a Shaky Week

Persistent pullbacks in recent sessions reflect investors’ worries about stubbornly high inflation.

By Joe Rennison and Isabella Simonetti

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Actively Managed Mutual Funds Consistently Fail to Beat Markets, Study Finds

No actively managed stock or bond funds outperformed the market convincingly and regularly over the last five years. Index funds have generally been better.

By Jeff Sommer